M.F. v. State

The respondent, M.F., appeals an adjudication of delinquency. We affirm.

The respondent contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the amended petition for delinquency where the amended petition actually alleged an entirely new charge and where the state orally amended the petition sixty-nine days after he was taken into custody in violation of section 39.05(6), Florida Statutes (1989).1 We disagree. This case is controlled by Rule 8.110(c), Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure (1989), which provides:

At any time prior to the adjudicatory hearing an amended petition may…