H. L. A. v. State

ERVIN, Judge.

H.L.A. appeals an order adjudicating him a delinquent child. He argues, relying upon King v. State, 317 So.2d 852 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975), that the specific ground for adjudication, attempted uttering of a forged instrument, does not exist in Florida; therefore, the order should be vacated and he should be discharged from custody. We agree and reverse.

The evidence at the delinquency hearing showed that appellant presented a stolen payroll check, made payable to a person other than himself, to a clerk at a grocery store. The clerk took certain information from the juvenile, a street…