Legal Opinion
State v. Murphy
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 9, 2013No. Nos. 1D12-4514, 1D12-4810PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarstiller, J.
The State charged Thomas Murphy with using a computer service to solicit a person believed to be the parent of a child to engage in unlawful sexual conduct with a person believed to be the child, and with thereafter traveling for the purpose of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with a person believed to be a minor. See § 847.0135(3)(b), (4)(b), Fla. Stat. (2011). The charges arose after Murphy answered an advertisement posted on the Internet site www.craigslist.org (“craigslist”), and arranged to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. The advertisement was placed by a law enforcement officer…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Banks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
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3Cited by23 opinions
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