J.W.V. v. STATE

No. 3D00-2579.

803 So.2d 789 (2001)

J.W.V., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Beth C. Weitzner and Carlos F. Gonzalez, Assistant Public Defenders, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Andrea D. England, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN, and SORONDO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Respondent J.W.V. appeals from an adjudication of delinquency for possession of marijuana. Based upon a record that is devoid of any evidence that respondent possessed marijuana, we reverse.

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on March 9, 2000, from a distance of more than one-half a block and under less than ideal lighting conditions, the two arresting officers observed several individuals, including the respondent, standing by a car and smoking a shared...

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