Case Name: Stephen Louis HOUSER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-07-27
Citations: 453 So. 2d 484
Docket Number: No. 84-199
Parties: Stephen Louis HOUSER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, C.J., and OTT and DANAHY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 453
Pages: 484–484

Head Matter:
Stephen Louis HOUSER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 84-199.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
July 27, 1984.
Thomas A. McDonald of McDonald & McDonald, Lakeland, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendant appeals from conviction of two counts of agreeing to sell a controlled substance and then selling another substance in lieu of such controlled substance, contrary to section 817.563, Florida Statutes (1983).
We reject defendant's contention that the substantive portions of the statute are unconstitutional. State v. Growden, 437 So.2d 783 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983); State v. King, 435 So.2d 370 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983); M.P. v. State, 430 So.2d 523 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983); State v. Thomas, 428 So.2d 327 (Fla. 1st DCA), petition for review denied, 436 So.2d 101 (Fla.1983). In upholding the constitutionality of the statute, we recognize our decision directly conflicts with State v. Bussey, 444 So.2d 63 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984).
We also reject defendant's claim that the penalty provisions of the statute are unconstitutional.
AFFIRMED.
RYDER, C.J., and OTT and DANAHY, JJ., concur.