District Court of Appeal of Florida
State of Florida v. J.L.M., 1D05-2935
A final order declaring defendant incompetent to proceed and dismissing the state's amended petition for delinquency on battery charges is reversed where the trial court misinterpreted and misapplied Florida Statutes section 985.223 and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.095 by not retaining jurisdiction over defendant for two years.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/18/2006
- Published 04/18/2006
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Charlie Crist, Attorney General; and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- C. Erica White, Tallahassee, for Appellee.