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State v. Burch

Citations

  • 545 So. 2d 279
  • 1989 WL 9141

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  • holding that reverse sting operations involving undercover police officers selling controlled substances within 1000 feet of a school is not outrageous conduct as a matter of law
  • finding that the state does not have to prove that the defendants knew they were within one thousand feet of a school in order to come under the statute
  • finding that the state does not have to prove that the defendants knew they were within one thousand feet of a school in order to come under the statute
  • distinguishing Solem from the Florida statute based on fact that Florida statute does not foreclose the possibility of rehabilitation and gain time
  • school-zone statute prohibiting drug activity within 1,000 feet of school; distance should be measured in straight line to school boundary
  • affirmed judgment and sentence based on Section 893.13(1)(e), Florida Statutes, and certified the question of constitutionality of the statute to the Supreme Court

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