R.W. v. State

WIGGINTON, Judge.

R.W., a child, appeals from the order adjudicating him delinquent for burglary and petit theft on the ground that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motions for judgment of acquittal. We agree. Not only was the evidence insufficient to establish the required connection between the coins discovered in R.W.’s possession and those used to operate the pool table and video game which had been broken into during the burglary, S.P.L. v. State, 512 So.2d 1153 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), but it was also insufficient to establish R.W. as an aider and abettor. Mere presence at the…