District Court of Appeal of Florida

A conviction for statutory rape is affirmed over a claim that the "statutory rape law" is facially unconstitutional, in that it violates due process for failure to require proof that the defendant knew the minor's age.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/20/2006
• Published 09/21/2006

Judges

• BENTON, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Kathleen Stover, Assistant Public Defender, Jamie Spivey, Assistant Public Defender, and Leonard Holton, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Sheron Wells, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.