Duke v. State

BARFIELD, Judge.

We find no merit in the issues raised by Steven Duke in this appeal of his conviction and sentence for sexual battery of an eleven year old child. We affirm his conviction and sentence.

His fifteen year old wife, Mary Sue Duke, appeals her sentence of seven years for aiding and abetting the commission of the sexual battery, a life felony, claiming that the trial court erred in failing to follow the requirements of section 39.111, Florida Statutes (1985). We affirm her conviction and sentence, but certify the question to the supreme court as a matter of great public importance.

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