D.C. v. State

JOANOS, Judge.

D.C. has appealed from an adjudication of delinquency based on a petition for delinquency alleging aggravated battery, contrary to Section 784.045, Florida Statutes (1989). We affirm the adjudication of delinquency, not for aggravated battery but for simple battery.

While a resident of the Father Flanagan Boys’ Home in Leon County, Florida, D.C. became enraged over a delay in his scheduled counseling session. He began to kick doors and walls, and otherwise cause damage of uncertain value to Boys’ Home property. During this episode, D.C. obtained a can of spray deodorant from a…