Legal Opinion

A.L. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 18, 2012No. 3D11-1486PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLagoa, J.

The juvenile, A.L., appeals his finding of guilt on the charge of loitering and prowling following an adjudicatory hearing. Because we find that the State failed to present sufficient evidence of guilt, we reverse.

*1273I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

At the adjudicatory hearing, the State presented the testimony of the two arresting officers. The officers testified that on the evening of December 2, 2010, they were patrolling the south end of Miami Beach because of an increase in the number of burglaries in that area. The officers were in plainclothes. At approximately 7:15 p.m. the officers…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. EckerSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  3. A.P.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  4. Chamson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  5. Addis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. M.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  2. R.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  3. AL v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  4. T.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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