V.B. v. State

This is an appeal from an order withholding an adjudication of delinquency for trespass and placing the juvenile appellant, V.B., on probation for one year with early termination. We reverse based upon our conclusion that the State failed to prove the crime of trespass as charged.

V.B., a juvenile, was arrested on April 12, 2006 for trespass on property other than a structure or conveyance. On that date, V.B. was found in Amelia Earhart Park after closing hours. Specifically, the petition for delinquency charged that:

THIS CHILD, ON OR ABOUT APRIL 12, 2006, IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, DID…