Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1993

State v. Stafford

State v. Stafford
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 6, 1993 · Hersey, Klein, Owen, William
629 So. 2d 860; 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 9981; 1993 WL 390422 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Stafford

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

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 pur*861chase, 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.

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