D.W. v. State

The question in this juvenile delinquency appeal is whether D.W. was entitled to a *783judgment of dismissal. Under the circumstances of this case, we conclude that the answer is no.

D.W. was charged with a single count of resisting an officer without violence in violation of section 843.02, Florida Statutes (2008). A City of Miami police officer was on duty in uniform at a park where a football game was taking place. The officer knew D.W. and knew that there was a pickup order outstanding. He saw D.W. and radioed other officers to set up a perimeter.

One or more officers approached D.W. and told…