V. D. B. v. State

The sole question presented by this appeal is the standard of proof required in the adjudicatory phase of a child delinquency proceeding in a juvenile court in Florida in order to adjudge the child to be a delinquent. The question is narrowed only to those cases in which the act of delinquency charged against the child is one which would constitute a crime if committed by an adult.

In this court’s opinion rendered in the case of State v. R. E. F., a Juvenile, 251 So.2d 672, we discussed the various aspects of due process which were guaranteed both in the trial of criminal cases as well as in…