M.K., a child v. State of Florida

M.K. appeals an order finding him guilty of first-degree petit theft and the subsequent disposition order withholding adjudication and imposing probation. M.K. argues the state failed to prove that the value of the stolen property amounted to at least $100, a requisite for a finding of first-degree petit theft pursuant to section 812.014(2)(e), Florida Statutes (2011), and therefore he could not be found guilty of anything more than second-degree petit theft. We agree.

After a classmate’s necklace was stolen, M.K. was charged with third-degree grand theft, which section 812.014(2)(c)l.,…