M.F. v. State

SILBERMAN, Judge.

M.F., a juvenile, seeks review of the trial court’s order finding that she committed the offense of grand theft of a motor vehicle, withholding adjudication, and placing her on probation. M.F. argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of dismissal. Because the State failed to establish that M.F. was involved with the theft of her mother’s vehicle, we reverse.

M.F.’s mother testified that she lived in a home in Polk County with M.F.’s grandmother, M.F., and M.F.’s boyfriend. The mother owned a white Camaro that she kept in the carport. The car was…