J.S.B. v. State

We reverse J.S.B.’s conviction for loitering and prowling. We determine that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction.

At trial the State called only one witness, Deputy William Kelley of the Manatee *457County Sheriffs Office. Pursuant to a report that a burglary was in progress at a welding business, he arrived at the reported address at approximately 8:30 a.m. He testified that he observed an empty vehicle in the parking lot and proceeded to check the rear of the location. Behind the building he saw a ditch, a dirt road, a pasture that might have been fenced, and four young men…