Legal Opinion
J.L.D. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 30, 2009No. 2D07-5696PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTENBERND, Judge.
J.L.D. appeals a trial court order requiring him to pay restitution of $1480.30 following an adjudication of delinquency for grand theft of a motor vehicle. Although we conclude the trial judge departed at times from his proper role of neutrality, we conclude any error was harmless. We therefore affirm the order in all but one respect. We strike the award of $125 in restitution for the cost of towing the victim’s vehicle because this award was not supported by competent, substantial evidence.
In June 2007, a police officer detained J.L.D. after observing him attempt to steal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- Chastine v. BroomeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- McFadden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Lyles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Evans v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
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