J.R.S. v. STATE

No. 95-04530.

702 So.2d 540 (1997)

J.R.S., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Haynes of Filipkowski and Haynes, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Michael J. Scionti, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


CAMPBELL, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant, a juvenile, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the order adjudicating him delinquent. Following a hearing, the court found that appellant had committed the offense of armed burglary of a dwelling. It is appellant's position that the circumstantial evidence did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis except that of guilt. We agree and reverse.

Appellant was charged with armed burglary of a dwelling...

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