State v. Stafford

District Court of Appeal of Florida

State v. Stafford

629 So. 2d 860, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 9981, 1993 WL 390422

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided October 6, 1993·No. No. 93-0042·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We reverse but certify the following question as one of great public importance:

Whether the manufacture of crack cocaine by law enforcement officials for use in a reverse-sting operation constitutes governmental misconduct which violates the due process clause of the Florida Constitution, where the charge is solicitation to pur[861]*861chase, i.e. whether Metcalf v. State, 614 So.2d 548 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), is correct?

Reversed.

HERSEY and KLEIN, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.

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PER CURIAM.

We reverse but certify the following question as one of great public importance:

Whether the manufacture of crack cocaine by law enforcement officials for use in a reverse-sting operation constitutes governmental misconduct which violates the due process clause of the Florida Constitution, where the charge is solicitation to pur[861]*861chase, i.e. whether Metcalf v. State, 614 So.2d 548 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), is correct?

Reversed.

HERSEY and KLEIN, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.

State v. Stafford, 629 So. 2d 860, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 9981, 1993 WL 390422 (Fla. Ct. App. 1993).

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