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R.T.L. v. STATE

No. 4D99-2998.

764 So.2d 871 (2000)

R.T.L., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 9, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Siobhan Helene Shea, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melanie Ann Dale, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

R.T.L., a juvenile, appeals his battery conviction arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal where the only evidence of intent was based upon a prior inconsistent statement from the victim, R.T.L.'s mother. We agree and reverse.

The state filed a delinquency petition alleging that R.T.L. committed a domestic battery upon his mother by touching or striking her against her will. In her written statement given...

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