DELOATCH v. STATE

No. 4D22-538.

360 So.3d 1165 (2023)

James DELOATCH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 24, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Timothy Wang , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kimberly T. Acuña , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We address a case of first impression concerning the defendant's conviction for engaging in sexual misconduct with a patient, as prohibited by section 394.4593(2), Florida Statutes (2018). The defendant argues the statute's text requires us to reverse his conviction. We agree and reverse.

The State charged the defendant with violating...

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