Legal Opinion

J. J. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 22, 1981No. 81-375Published

1Opinion of the Court

HENDRY, Judge.

The order of the trial court withheld adjudication of delinquency and placed appellant in a community control program. Because our review of the record in this case convinces us that the evidence failed to negate every reasonable hypothesis of innocence, we hold that the trial court erred in denying the juvenile’s motion for judgment of acquittal and reverse the decision with directions to discharge the juvenile.

Testimony at the adjudicatory hearing disclosed that J. J., along with another boy, “Mickey Mouse”, and two girls, accompanied Susan Wellman to her home several times…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ford v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. J. H. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  3. Pack v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  4. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  5. J. L. B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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