J. B. v. State

The appellant seeks review of an order finding him delinquent. On November 3, 1980, Officer Dwark was patrolling a shopping center on N. W. 183 Street, Dade County. He noticed some movement behind a garbage bin in the rear of the shopping center, behind a jewelry store. He drove to the rear of the center and observed three juveniles squatting down against the building wall. The appellant was leaning over a large pipe which was angled downward toward the wall. The officer turned his spotlight on the juveniles, who jumped up and ran. The officer caught the appellant and one of the other…