State v. Katsaitis

Full title: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jessica L. KATSAITIS, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Date published: Oct 24, 2012

100 So. 3d 178 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

Opinion

No. 2D11–5596.

2012-10-24

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jessica L. KATSAITIS, Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Scott M. Brownell, Judge. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Elba Caridad Martin–Schomaker, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Matthew D. Bernstein, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Scott M. Brownell, Judge.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Elba Caridad Martin–Schomaker, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Matthew D. Bernstein, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.

The State appeals from an order granting Jessica L. Katsaitis's motion to dismiss the narcotics charges against her on the ground that section 893.13, Florida Statutes (2011), is unconstitutional. We reverse based on the recent decision of the Florida Supreme Court upholding the statute as constitutional. See State v. Adkins, 96 So.3d 412 (Fla.2012).

Reversed and remanded.

KELLY, VILLANTI, and MORRIS, JJ., Concur.