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D.C. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 29, 1983
442 So. 2d 289 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 83-760.

November 29, 1983.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Adele Segall Faske, J.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Michael Mathis, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HUBBART and BASKIN, JJ.


The adjudication of delinquency is reversed upon a holding that the evidence presented at trial was circumstantial and failed to exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Redding v. State, 357 So.2d 483 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). See A.M. v. State, 440 So.2d 478 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). In addition, mere presence at the scene of a crime is insufficient to establish intent to participate. G.C. v. State, 407 So.2d 639 (Fla.3d DCA 1981). See also T.M. v. State, 415 So.2d 904 (Fla.3d DCA 1982); D.M. v. State, 394 So.2d 520 (Fla.3d DCA 1981).

Reversed.


Summaries of

D.C. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 29, 1983
442 So. 2d 289 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

D.C. v. State

Case Details

Full title:D.C., A JUVENILE, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 29, 1983

Citations

442 So. 2d 289 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)