WARNER, Judge.
This petition for writ of certiorari challenges the trial court's order holding unconstitutional a portion of section 800.04, Florida Statutes (1989), providing that consent is not a defense to violations of the statute prohibiting, in general, sexual acts performed on a child under the age of sixteen. The state challenges both the standing of the respondents to raise the issue and the holding of unconstitutionality.
Briefly, the respondents...
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