S.D.G. v. STATE

No. 5D05-2156.

919 So.2d 704 (2006)

S.D.G., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Robert E. Wildridge, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


LAWSON, J.

S.D.G. timely appeals from an adjudication of delinquency that was withheld for the charge of disorderly conduct.1 Appellant contends that the trial court erred in rejecting her defense of self-defense. We agree and reverse.

At trial, the State called only one witness, Officer John C. Murray, who had responded to a reported fight on January 8, 2005. Upon his arrival, Officer Murray observed a large crowd disbursing from...

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