Toyens v. State

Full title: Robert Anderson TOYENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

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

Date published: Apr 27, 2022

336 So. 3d 880 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)

Opinion

No. 1D21-2754

04-27-2022

Robert Anderson TOYENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Lori A. Willner, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and David Welch, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Lori A. Willner, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and David Welch, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Per Curiam.

AFFIRMED . See Feliciano v. State , 937 So. 2d 818 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) (recognizing statutory rape is a strict liability offense that does not require the State to prove the defendant knew the minor's age or allow for an affirmative defense based on lack of knowledge).

Roberts, M.K. Thomas, and Nordby, JJ., concur.