Huffine v. State

Dec 21, 1994
93-01387
Reporters:
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Before:
Ryder, Campbell, Parker

RYDER, Acting ‍​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chief Judge.

Terry Michael Huffine challenges the trial court‘s order upholding the constitutionality of section 784.048, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1992), the stalking statute. Huffine was convicted by a jury and adjudicated guilty of stalking, a first degree misdemeanor.

In similar challenges, the ‍​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍statute has been found to be facially constitutional by all of the district courts of appeal. See Steffa v. State, 645 So.2d 552 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994); State v. Tremmel, 644 So.2d 102 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994); State v. Kahles, 644 So.2d 512 (Fla. 4th DCA ‍​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍1994); Varney v. State, 638 So.2d 1063 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Pallas v. State, 636 So.2d 1358 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994); Bouters v. State, 634 So.2d 246 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994), review granted, 640 So.2d 1106 (Fla. 1994).

We affirm, but certify, as being of great public ‍​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍importance, the following question:

IS SECTION 784.048, FLORIDA STATUTES (SUPP. 1992), FACIALLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS VAGUE AND OVERBROAD?

CAMPBELL and PARKER, JJ., concur.