J.P. v. State

J.P., a juvenile, appeals an order adjudicating him delinquent for trespass in a conveyance, as a lesser included offense of the charge of grand theft, and for trespass on school grounds. We affirm the adjudication of delinquency for trespass on school grounds without comment.

As to the adjudication for trespass in a conveyance, the State correctly concedes that the petition fails to allege an essential element of the offense, i.e., that the juvenile willfully entered or remained in the golf cart. “Well-established law precludes a finding of guilt on a lesser included offense where the…