J.M. v. State

ANTOON, Judge.

J.M. (defendant) appeals the judgment and disposition which were entered by the trial court after he was found delinquent for delivery of cocaine1 and possession of cocaine2. Defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting certain hearsay evidence. We agree, and therefore, are constrained to reverse.

At trial, City of Orlando police officer Shawn Hayden testified that, while he was on bike patrol, he observed defendant and Steven McAllister engaged in conversation outside an apartment building. McAllister was in a wheelchair, and defendant was…