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J.W. v. STATE

No. 4D02-472.

849 So.2d 1111 (2003)

J.W., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Marcy K. Allen, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Donna L. Eng, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

FARMER, J.

Defendant, a juvenile, forcibly entered a home with a pocket knife in his hand. He did not threaten the resident with it or wave it at her. Actually, as soon as he saw her, he turned and immediately ran outside and away from the scene.

Inside, the victim had heard him "jiggling and turning the doorknob." When he entered she saw the knife in his hand and said she was scared:

"[a] lot of crazy thoughts went through my mind. What he had the...

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