S.G. v. State

DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from an adjudication of delinquency finding that the juvenile committed the offenses of burglary of a dwelling and petit theft. S.G.’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in excluding the testimony of her mother — a non-listed defense witness— without conducting an adequate inquiry pursuant to Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971), and progeny. We agree and reverse.

S.G. had been friends with Leticia Roney, the purported owner of the clothes and jewelry taken by the juvenile. They shared the common bond of having been…