Legal Opinion

B.D.K. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 20, 1999No. 97-05222PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANAHY, PAUL W., (Senior) Judge.

B.D.K. appeals his adjudication of delinquency for loitering and prowling and escape. He argues that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his adjudication for loitering and prowling. He also argues that his arrest for loitering and prowling was unlawful; that the unlawfulness of the arrest is an affirmative defense to the charge of escape; and that the trial court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal on that ground. We agree and reverse the adjudication of delinquency.

At the adjudicatory hearing, Deputy Waulk of the Pinellas County…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. K.R.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. J.S.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. Collett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Delgado v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
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  3. Winston Johnson v. Barnes & Noble BooksellersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  4. STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. PorterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. State v. BoatmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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