State v. I.M.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

State v. I.M.

114 So. 3d 351, 2013 WL 1978139, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7823

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided May 15, 2013·No. No. 3D12-2409·Published

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PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See § 775.021(1), Fla. Stat. (2012) (“The provisions of this code and [352] offenses defined by other statutes shall be strictly construed; when the language is susceptible of differing constructions, it shall be construed most favorably to the accused.”); see also State v. Byars, 823 So.2d 740, 742 (Fla.2002) (“One of the most fundamental principles of Florida law is that penal statutes must be strictly construed according to their letter. Therefore, any ambiguity or situations in which statutory language is susceptible to differing constructions must be resolved in favor of the person charged with an offense.”) (citations and quotation omitted).

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PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See § 775.021(1), Fla. Stat. (2012) (“The provisions of this code and [352] offenses defined by other statutes shall be strictly construed; when the language is susceptible of differing constructions, it shall be construed most favorably to the accused.”); see also State v. Byars, 823 So.2d 740, 742 (Fla.2002) (“One of the most fundamental principles of Florida law is that penal statutes must be strictly construed according to their letter. Therefore, any ambiguity or situations in which statutory language is susceptible to differing constructions must be resolved in favor of the person charged with an offense.”) (citations and quotation omitted).

State v. I.M., 114 So. 3d 351, 2013 WL 1978139, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7823 (Fla. Ct. App. 2013).

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