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State of Florida v. Luke Jarrod Adkins   SC11-1878

The trial court dismissed drug possession charges filed against Mr. Adkins and some 40 other defendants, agreeing with them that the statute used in their cases was unconstitutional. The court ruled the defendants were deprived of due process because the law did not require that they know the substance in their possession was an illegal drug. The state appealed to the Second District Court of Appeal. The 2nd DCA asked this Court to take the case immediately to resolve the statewide uncertainty about use of this statute in prosecutions for drug offenses.

Manatee County

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