J.O. v. STATE

No. 78-1908.

384 So.2d 966 (1980)

J.O. and R.G., Juveniles, Appellants, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Bruce A. Rosenthal, Asst. Public Defender, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and James H. Greason, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.


DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

J.O. and R.G., adjudicated delinquent by having committed an attempted robbery, contend that the circumstantial evidence relied on by the State was insufficient to support the adjudications. We agree and reverse.

The totality of the State's evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to it, shows (a) the presence of these juveniles at the scene when a third person attempted to snatch a woman's purse, (b) their later participation in...

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