L.J.S. v. State

L.J.S. appeals a juvenile probation order withholding adjudication which was entered after he was found guilty of burglary of a conveyance and second-degree misdemeanor criminal mischief. We reverse.

The State tried this juvenile case at the adjudicatory hearing with only two witnesses. First, the State called the victim. She stated that her 1991 Nissan Altima was in good condition when she last saw it on June 20, 2004, at 3 p.m. Her boyfriend drove the car to the Tampa Park Apartments, where she next saw the car the following morning at approximately 6 a.m. The back window had been broken and…