Legal Opinion

J.J.J. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 27, 2017No. Case No. 2D15-2350PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

J.J.J. ’appeals the juvenile court’s disposition order withholding adjudication but finding that sh'e committed the delinquent act of possession of a firearm by a minor. See § 790.22(3), (5), Fla, Stat. (2014). The State concedes that the corpus delicti of the charge consisted solely bf inadmissible evidence. We agree and reverse because without this evidence J.J.J. was entitled to a dismissal.

At the adjudicatory hearing, the State called a single witness, Officer Chris Ross-man. He testified that he was dispatched to the scene of a hit-and-run accident, Upon his arrival, he observed that one…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Franqui v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. Keen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. Walker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  5. Shelden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. N.G.S. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. K. T. B. v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. N. G. S. v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  4. N.G.S. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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