Legal Opinion

K.W. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 20, 2012No. 2D11-685PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

K.W. seeks review of the order withholding adjudication and placing her on juvenile probation for leaving the scene of a crash involving injury. K.W. argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of dismissal because the evidence did not establish that she knew or should have known that the crash involved injury. We agree and reverse.

On the morning of November 6, 2010, an officer arrived at the scene of a reported accident on 1-275 involving an overturned vehicle. While he was investigating the crash, a car pulled up. The driver of the car told…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. MancusoSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. M.F. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  3. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Billy Joe Pitts v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Booker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  3. McGowan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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