E.F. v. State

The juvenile, E.F., appeals from the trial court’s disposition order finding him guilty *103of loitering and prowling following an adjudicatory hearing. The juvenile argues that the court erred in denying his motion for judgment of dismissal because the elements of the offense were not committed in the officer’s presence. We agree with the juvenile’s argument. We reverse and remand for the dismissal of the loitering and prowling charge.

Around 9:00 one morning, a detective patrolling a residential neighborhood where there had been recent burglaries noticed the juvenile walking down one of its…