Legal Opinion

State v. A.M.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 25, 2000No. 2D99-3260PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FULMER, Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing a delinquency petition that charged A.M. with exhibition of a weapon on school grounds. We reverse the dismissal and remand for further proceedings.

Section 790.115(1), Florida Statutes (1997), prohibits the exhibition of “any sword, sword cane, firearm, electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon, including a razor blade, box cutter, or knife ... in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner” on school grounds. The allegation against A.M. in the delinquency petition tracked this statutory language.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. L.B. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. A.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by9 opinions

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