Legal Opinion

D.S. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 9, 1999No. 98-3015Published

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.

D.S., a child, appeals his adjudication of delinquency and disposition for improper exhibition of a deadly weapon.1 He contends that his adjudication was not supported by the evidence and the trial court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal. Further, he argues that the court erred in placing him on community control until his 19th birthday instead of for a maximum of one year. We affirm the adjudication of delinquency, but reverse the disposition.

During his adjudicatory hearing, witnesses testified that they saw D.S. and two other children discharging BB or pellet guns at…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Lynch v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  3. Fletcher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. G.R.A. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  5. Cox v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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