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STATE v. SOKOS

No. 82-153.

426 So.2d 1044 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Demetrios SOKOS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Charles H. Livingston of Livingston, Patterson & Strickland, Sarasota, for appellee.

SPICOLA, GUY W., Associate Judge.

The state appeals an order granting the defendant's motion to dismiss pursuant to Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.190(c)(4) on the ground that there was entrapment as a matter of law. We reverse.

The defendant is a co-owner and operator of Demetrios' Pizzeria near Sarasota. He and his place of business were selected at random as a target in an "Honest John" or "Reverse Sting" operation being conducted by law enforcement officials who approached...

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