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712 So. 2d 1204

D.M. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1998-06-19

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently December 2009

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Relies on 498 So. 2d 892 - Sparkman v. McClure

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Decided 1998-06-19

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PER CURIAM.

¶1Sec. 796.07(2)(f) makes it unlawful “... to solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit prostitution, lewdness, or assignation.” Appellant’s contention is that a charge of enticing to lewdness is not a crime under the statute where there is no proof of prostitution. We disagree. The word “or” is generally construed in the disjunctive when used in a statute or rule, and normally means that alternatives were intended. Sparkman v. McClure, 498 So.2d 892, 895 (Fla.1986). The statute in question makes it a crime to entice another to any of the prohibited acts.

¶2AFFIRMED.

GRIFFIN, C. J., ANTOON, J. and ORFINGER, M., Senior Judge, concur.
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