J.A. v. State

SORONDO, Judge.

J.A., a juvenile, appeals from an adjudication of delinquency and community control placement for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The facts of the case are not in dispute.

Sandra Saul, a teacher at Miami Beach Senior High School, testified that during a class she repeatedly told J.A. to stop talking. J.A. would not stop so she told him to step outside. She heard J.A. curse and say, “bitch ... don’t start with me” from across the room. He then picked up a wooden stool and started coming at her with it, walking halfway across the room. Saul testified that she was afraid…