Legal Opinion
D.S.S. v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 12, 2003No. SC02-413PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWells, J.
We have for review D.S.S. v. State, 806 So.2d 554 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002), which expressly and directly conflicts with the decision in Covington v. State, 359 So.2d 563 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We approve the decision below and disapprove Covington.
On the evening of May 6, 2002, D.S.S. and three other juveniles broke into Plant City High School. They committed acts of vandalism and stole items from the school. Police responded to a burglar alarm and apprehended D.S.S. on school grounds. A delinquency petition was filed against D.S.S., charging…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Interest of MESupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Duncan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- Anderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- R.C. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- R. A. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- R.J.K. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- Salvatore Bagnara v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Pierre v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Jenkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
- V.G. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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