J.H.M. v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

J.H.M. appeals an order adjudicating her delinquent for battery on a law enforcement officer in violation of section 784.07, Florida Statutes (2004). We reverse the adjudication and the resulting disposition.

Three Hillsborough County deputies were looking for an adult male suspect. The nature of this investigation is not well developed in our record. The deputies claim that they were investigating a “battery.” 1 One of them had apparently seen this suspect at a specific apartment in Tampa, Florida, about a week earlier. In hopes the suspect might still be at the apartment,…