William R. Crews, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent

Summary

The court held that the statute of limitations extension for offenses based on misconduct in office by a public officer or employee applies to public school teachers. It further held that the charged offenses were sufficiently connected to the teacher's position because he used his authority and relationships with students to facilitate the crimes, even though most acts occurred away from school grounds. Justice Pariente, dissenting, would have applied the rule of lenity and limited the statute to employees who hold a legally defined public office.