Legal Opinion

J.D. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 12, 1989No. 88-1037PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVY, Judge.

The respondent juvenile below appeals his adjudication of delinquency based upon a finding that he opposed or obstructed a police officer without violence. We reverse.

Two police ’ officers gave chase to a speeding car containing two young males. When the car pulled into a dead-end street and its occupants attempted to flee, the officers chased the driver but lost sight of him for about one minute, after which time the officers saw the appellant walking casually between two houses, and, believing him to be the driver whom they had been chasing, apprehended and arrested him, and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. State v. BoatmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1976

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Petion v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
  2. C.W. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. T.E. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  4. CW v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Crittendon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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