PURVIS v. STATE

Nos. 53778, 53881.

377 So.2d 674 (1979)

William D. PURVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. George W. FRENCH and Earl Blackburn, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Thomas L. Powell, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


BOYD, Justice.

These consolidated cases are before the Court on appeal from the County Court of Leon County, which rendered judgments of conviction against the appellants pursuant to indictments charging them with the crime of child abuse by contributing to the delinquency or dependency of certain minors, in violation of sections 798.03 and 827.04(3), Florida Statutes (1977). By motions to dismiss, the appellants challenged the constitutionality of these statutes...

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