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100 So. 3d 180

State v. Lee

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 24, 2012

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2012-10-24

Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently January 2019

8 state decisions

Relies on 96 So. 3d 412 - State v. Adkins · Shelton v. Secretary, Department of Corrections · Shelton v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

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Decided 2012-10-24

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VILLANTI, Judge.

¶1The State appeals the dismissal of certain criminal charges filed against Willie Lee, Robert Macialek, and Jonathan McLeod. Each of these defendants had a charge filed against them for possession of controlled substances under section 893.13, Florida Statutes (2011), and each of these defendants sought dismissal of those charges based on the alleged facial unconstitutionality of section 893.13.

¶2The trial court dismissed the charges at issue based on its finding that section 893.13 was unconstitutional pursuant to Shelton v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, 802 F.Supp.2d 1289 (M.D.Fla.2011), rev’d, 691 F.3d 1348 (11th Cir.2012). Because the Florida Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of section 893.13 in State v. Adkins, 96 So.3d 412 (Fla.2012), we reverse the order of dismissal and remand with instructions that the trial court reinstate the charges as to each of these defendants.

¶3Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

SILBERMAN, C.J., and CRENSHAW, J., Concur.
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