W.E.P., JR. v. STATE

No. 4D00-3007.

790 So.2d 1166 (2001)

W.E.P., Jr., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Negron, Jr. of Crary, Buchanan, Bowdish, Bovie, Beres, Negron & Thomas, Chartered, Stuart, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Meredith L. Balo, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

A juvenile appeals his adjudication for felony battery, culpable negligence, and leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury on the grounds that the state did not prove the essential elements of the charges and failed to overcome appellant's self-defense claim. We agree and reverse.

This unfortunate incident began one evening as appellant, age 17, and his 14 year old brother were returning from dinner at their father's house. Appellant...

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