Legal Opinion
State v. W.D.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 8, 2013No. 4D12-1372PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevenson, J.
In this appeal, the State challenges an order dismissing its petition for delinquency, filed in October of 2010 and charging W.D. with resisting an officer. By March of 2012, W.D. still had not been arraigned on the charge and the State still had not served W.D. and his parents/guardian with a summons. Relying upon section 985.0301(6), Florida Statutes (2012), which states “[t]he court may at any time enter an order ending its jurisdiction over any child,” the trial court dismissed the ease. The State insists the dismissal was in error. While the State raises a number of arguments, we find…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. CainSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Chiles v. CHILDREN A, B, C, D, E, AND FSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Koile v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Cleveland v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- State v. BaumanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State of Florida v. J.C., a childDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- State of Florida v. C.W., a ChildDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- State of Florida v. M.A., a childDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- State of Florida v. A.M., a childDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- State of Florida v. D.A., a childDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
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