State v. Edwards

POLEN, Judge.

Edwards was charged by information with purchasing cocaine within 1,000 feet of the Lauderdale Manor Christian Learning Center in violation of section 893.-13(l)(e), Florida Statutes (1989).1 Edwards moved to dismiss the charge on three grounds: (1) Lauderdale Manor was not accredited by the State of Florida; (2) Lauderdale Manor was either a day care center or kindergarten and not a school as defined by section 228.041(5), Florida Statutes (1989);2 and (3) Lauderdale Manor did not constitute a school under section 893.-13(l)(e) as a matter of law, considering the rule of lenity…