K.A. v. State

Appellant, K.A., a minor, was charged with the first degree misdemeanor of resisting or opposing an officer without violence. Following an adjudicatory hearing, the trial court found K.A. guilty of resisting arrest without violence. K.A. asserts that the trial court reversibly erred in denying his motion for judgment of dismissal because the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support the finding of guilt. We agree and reverse, and direct the trial court to vacate the finding of guilt and placement on probation.

The charges and conviction of K.A. arose out of an incident that…