Legal Opinion
T.M. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 19, 1997No. 96-1115PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREEN, Judge.
On this appeal, T.M., a juvenile, asserts that section 790.22(9)(a), Florida Statutes (1995)1 which mandates the imposition of a five day detention period on any juvenile who commits an offense that involves the use or possession of a firearm is violative of the equal protection clause whereas an adult who commits the same offense is not subjected to the same mandatory incarceration period. We do not find section 790.22(9)(a) to be violative of the equal protection clause of the state and federal constitutions and affirm.
T.M. was charged by petition of delinquency with carrying a…
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