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STATE v. J.C.

No. 4D12-4176.

141 So.3d 756 (2014)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. J.C., a child, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeanine Germanowicz , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Karen Ehrlich , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

DAMOORGIAN, C.J.

In this appeal, the State challenges the trial court's order dismissing its petition for delinquency. We reverse and hold that the trial court impermissibly relied on section 985.0301(6), Florida Statutes (2011), to dismiss the petition before the adjudicatory hearing. See State v. W.D., 112 So.3d 702, 703 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

By way of background, the State filed a delinquency petition against J...

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