Legal Opinion

J.W.S. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 27, 2005No. 2D04-3278PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WHATLEY, Judge.

J.W.S. appeals his adjudication of delinquency for criminal mischief. It was alleged that he willfully damaged a fence on Januaiy 23, 2004. We reverse because there was no evidence that J.W.S. caused damage to the fence on the day in question.

*1277The manager of the Carr Mobile Home Park testified that on January 23, 2004, she saw J.W.S. go over a fence that surrounds the park. The fence is a six-foot-high chainlink fence. The manager testified, “They continuously pulled the fence down so that they wouldn’t have to climb it. They could just push it down and step over the top of it.”…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. N.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  2. C.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McKenzie v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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