M.W.W. v. STATE

No. SS-137.

389 So.2d 1240 (1980)

M.W.W., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Keith, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Judge.

The appellant was found guilty of possessing more than 20 grams of cannabis and was adjudicated delinquent. He appeals on the ground that his motion for a judgment of acquittal was improperly denied. We agree and reverse.

At the appellant's trial, a police officer testified that he and several other officers executed a search warrant at a house in Jacksonville. As they arrived, the appellant was exiting the house. The search warrant and Miranda...

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