Legal Opinion
B.O. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 25, 2009No. 4D08-3682PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFarmer, J.
An unarmed minor child burglarized a home and, among other things, took two hand guns. The charging document alleged only that he committed two counts of grand theft of a firearm. Neither count alleged that in stealing the firearms he possessed or used a firearm. He pleaded guilty to the crimes as charged and reserved his right to challenge a search. On appeal he also challenges the disposition (i.e. the sentence) increasing the standard penalty to 15 days of secure detention.1
The Juvenile Delinquency Code, now part of the Criminal Code of the State of Florida, states that among its purposes…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Cunningham v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- V.F. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012