Legal Opinion

K. M. S. v. STATE

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 26, 1981No. 80-1081PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

This appeal from an adjudication of delinquency for petit theft and resisting a merchant questions whether the order denying *594the motion to dismiss count II (resisting a merchant) of the juvenile petition was in error.

Section 812.015(6), Florida Statutes (1979), under which appellant was charged, includes as a material element of resisting a merchant the requirement that the defendant is subsequently found to be guilty of theft of the subject merchandise.1 Count II failed to include this element. Without this element, count II failed to charge a crime and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lucas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  2. State v. DyeSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
  4. Tracey v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1961

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Interest of JLPDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. K.C. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. K.C. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. State v. R.J.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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