D.L.B. v. State

For suspicious events occurring on October 19, 1994, a petition charged the juvenile appellant with loitering and prowling, in violation of section 856.021, Florida Statutes (1993), and obstructing or opposing an officer without violence, in violation of section 843.01, Florida Statutes (1993). After holding an adjudicatory hearing, the trial court dismissed the second charge but found the appellant guilty of the loitering and prowling charge. The appellant appeals his conviction on the grounds that the arresting officer failed to give him an opportunity to dispel the officer’s alarm before…