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State v. Stafford

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 6, 1993
629 So. 2d 861 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Opinion

No. 93-0042.

October 6, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County; Howard M. Zeidwig, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Barbara J. Wolfe, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We reverse but certify the following question as one of great public importance:

Whether the manufacture of crack cocaine by law enforcement officials for use in a reverse-sting operation constitutes governmental misconduct which violates the due process clause of the Florida Constitution, where the charge is solicitation to purchase, i.e. whether Metcalf v. State, 614 So.2d 548 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), is correct?

Reversed.

HERSEY and KLEIN, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.


Summaries of

State v. Stafford

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 6, 1993
629 So. 2d 861 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Case details for

State v. Stafford

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. ROBERT M. STAFFORD, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 6, 1993

Citations

629 So. 2d 861 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)