T.T. v. State

T.T., a juvenile, was charged by delinquency petition with loitering and prowling in violation of section 856.021, Florida Statutes (1987). T.T. moved for a judgment of acquittal which the trial court denied. The court found T.T. guilty of the charged offense, adjudicated him delinquent, and committed him to H.R.S. for sixty days.

In order to sustain a conviction for loitering and prowling under section 856.021, Florida Statutes, there must be proof beyond a reasonable doubt that: “the defendant loitered or prowled in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals…