CHASE MICHAEL MANNING
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Chapter 893, Florida Statutes does not violate the Constitution by eliminating knowledge of the illicit nature of a controlled substance as an element of drug trafficking offenses.
[1] A state drug trafficking statute does not violate the constitution by not requiring proof that the defendant knew of the illicit nature of the controlled substance.
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December 18, 2018 PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Chase Michael Manning, appeals from a judgment and sentence on the charges of trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, driving while license canceled, suspended, or revoked, possession of paraphernalia, resisting officer without violence, and leaving the scene of a crash involving damage. He raises two issues on appeal, as to the first of which we affirm without discussion.
Appellant’s second issue is that chapter 893, Florida Statutes (2016), is unconstitutional on its face because it eliminates knowledge of the illicit nature of the controlled substance as an element of the offense. We affirm on the authority of State v. Adkins, 96 So. 3d 412 (Fla. 2012).
AFFIRMED.
WOLF, LEWIS, and WETHERELL, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
_____________________________ Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and L. Allen Beard, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Kaitlin Weiss, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.