Supreme Court of Florida
Simmons v. State of Florida, SC04-2375
A district court of appeal decision expressly declaring a statute valid is affirmed over defendant's First Amendment and dormant commerce clause constitutional challenges to sections 847.0135 and 847.0138 of the Florida Statutes, which criminalize luring or enticing a child by use of an online service and transmission of material harmful to a minor, respectively.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/16/2006
- Published 11/16/2006
Judges
- QUINCE, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- William J. Sheppard, D. Gray Thomas and Matthew R. Kachergus of Sheppard, White and Thomas, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Robert R. Wheeler, Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals, Charlie McCoy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee.