Hicks v. State
Cases that cite this one
7 later published cases cite this decision.
- Outmezguine v. State (Md. 1994)
- Denhart v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)
- Hodge v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)
- Nicholson v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
- Grady v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
- Bullington v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
- McMahon v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
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Opinion
Thomas W. HICKS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Robert E. Turffs of Kanetsky, Moore & DeBoer, P.A., Venice, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joseph R. Bryant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Thomas Hicks appeals his conviction for use of a child in a sexual performance. § 827.071(2), Fla. Stat. (1989). The sole issue is whether a defendant's ignorance of the victim's age constitutes a viable defense. For the same public policy reasons that were set forth in our recent decision State v. Sorakrai, 543 So.2d 294 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989), dealing with a violation of section 800.04(2) (lewd assault upon a child), we hold that it does not.
Affirmed.
RYDER, A.C.J., and DANAHY and FRANK, JJ., concur.
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