Case Name: John S. FREUND, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-03-18
Citations: 506 So. 2d 437
Docket Number: No. 4-86-0068
Parties: John S. FREUND, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY, C.J., and DOWNEY and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 506
Pages: 437–437

Head Matter:
John S. FREUND, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4-86-0068.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 18, 1987.
Rehearing Denied and Question Certified May 4, 1987.
Douglas N. Duncan of Foley, Colton & Duncan, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Eddie J. Bell, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
HERSEY, C.J., and DOWNEY and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
ORDER
ORDERED that appellant's petition for rehearing is denied.
FURTHER ORDERED that the following question is certified to the Supreme Court of Florida as one of great public importance:
WHETHER THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT'S HOLDING IN YOHN V. STATE, 476 S0.2D 123 (FLA.1985), IS VIOLATED WHEN, PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE YOHN OPINION, A TRIAL COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY WITH THE OLD STANDARD INSTRUCTION ON INSANITY AND ADDS WITHIN THE CHARGE THE SENTENCE, "THE STATE MUST PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS SANE."