J.G. v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

J.G. appeals an adjudication of delinquency after the trial court found that he had trespassed on property other than a structure or a conveyance after warning.1 We reverse, concluding that the State failed to establish a key element of the crime.

I. Facts

Around midnight on October 3, 2011, Tampa Police Officer John Miller encountered seventeen-year-old J.G. on the premises of the Robles Park Housing Project, a property owned by the City of Tampa that is managed by the Tampa Housing Authority. Officer Miller ran J.G.’s name through his on-board computer and deter*1079mined that the…