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STATE v. HOPKINS

No. 4D09-1152.

47 So.3d 974 (2010)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Lavaress HOPKINS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 1, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill McCollum , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Y. Mclntire , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Tom Wm. Odom , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

MAY, J.

The State appeals an order dismissing a juvenile case for battery on a detainee.1 The State argues the court erred in dismissing the charges. We agree and reverse.

The State charged the defendant with battery by a detainee in violation of sections 784.03 and 784.082, Florida Statutes (2009). The defendant filed a motion to dismiss, relying on T.C. v. State, ...

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