N.H. v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

The State alleged that N.H. committed the delinquent acts of carrying a concealed weapon, § 790.01, Fla. Stat. (2011), and *951possession of a firearm by a minor, § 790.22(3), (5). At his adjudicatory hearing, N.H. argued that the evidence was insufficient to prove the crimes, and he moved to dismiss the charges. The judge denied his motions, adjudicated him delinquent, and sent him to a moderate-risk facility. N.H. now challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal. We agree with his position and reverse.1

Late one summer evening, a group of six to eight Hillsborough County…