D.A.E. v. State

The juvenile petitioner seeks review of the decision of the district court of appeal on the ground of conflict of decisions. We have jurisdiction because there is conflict. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla.Const.

In the decision under review, reported as State v. D.A.E., 456 So.2d 569 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), the district court of appeal afforded the state appellate review of an order of the circuit court dismissing a petition for adjudication of juvenile delinquency. In State v. Creighton, 469 So.2d 735 (Fla.1985), we held that the state’s right of appeal in criminal cases is conferred and governed…