590 So. 2d 431 - Werner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. “as used in section 800.04 (3). Werner contends that the State must prove that the victim saw or sensed the lewd or lascivious act when prosecuting defendants under this statute. The State argues that the plain and ordinary meaning of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Werner

2. “the State does not have to prove in any way, fashion or form that the child perceived the act of masturbation. All the State has to prove was [sic] the fact that the defendant masturbated in front of the child.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Werner

3. “[k]nowingly commits any lewd or lascivious act in the presence of any child under the age of 16 years without committing the crime of sexual battery is guilty of a felony of the second degree.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Werner