Legal Opinion

J.M. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 20, 2009No. 5D08-1453PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMonaco, J.

The appellant, J.M., appeals a disposition order entered at the conclusion of a delinquency procedure. The trial court found that J.M. had committed six offenses growing out of an incident on a school bus, two of which involved lewd or lascivious conduct with respect to a person designated V.R. J.M. argues on appeal that the convictions for these two counts violate double jeopardy. We agree, as did the trial judge.

The problem is that although J.M. timely filed a motion to correct the disposition order pursuant to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.135(b)(2), the trial court did not act on…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. MeshellSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  2. King v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. Meshell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. Newell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Drawdy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  2. A.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  3. AR v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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