Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Kieron W. JAMES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-10-17
Citations: 100 So. 3d 165
Docket Number: No. 2D11-5318
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Kieron W. JAMES, Appellee.
Judges: ALTENBERND and CASANUEVA, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 100
Pages: 165–165

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Kieron W. JAMES, Appellee.
No. 2D11-5318.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Oct. 17, 2012.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Elba Caridad Martin-Scho-maker, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Matthew D. Bernstein, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.

Opinion:
KHOUZAM, Judge.
The State of Florida appeals the dismissal of its prosecution of Kieron W. James for possession of a controlled substance. The trial court had dismissed the charge upon a finding that the relevant statute, section 893.13, Florida Statutes (2010), was unconstitutional. See Shelton v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr., 802 F.Supp.2d 1289 (M.D.Fla.2011), rev'd, 691 F.3d 1348 (11th Cir. 2012). The statute has since been found constitutional in State v. Adkins, 96 So.3d 412 (Fla.2012). We therefore reverse with instructions to vacate the order of dismissal and reinstate the cause.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
ALTENBERND and CASANUEVA, JJ., Concur.