Legal Opinion

J.S. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 17, 1998No. 97-556PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COPE, Judge.

Respondent-appellant J.S. appeals his adjudication of delinquency and the imposition of a public defender’s lien.

We reject the respondent’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. The question of whether the respondent’s hypothesis of innocence was reasonable was a factual *1355issue to be determined by the trial court. See State v. Law, 559 So.2d 187, 189 (Fla.1989); Dudley v. State, 511 So.2d 1052, 1057 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). We find no abuse of discretion in the denial of the respondent’s motion for a continuance.

The respondent also contends that the imposition of a $100 public…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. LawSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Hyden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Henriquez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  4. S.D. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. T.G. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. TG v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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