J.S. v. State

Full title: J.S., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Court: Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Date published: Jan 23, 2019

No. 3D18-1103 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 23, 2019)

Opinion

No. 3D18-1103

01-23-2019

J.S., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Susan S. Lerner, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Brooke Moody, Attorney General, and Kayla H. McNab, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. Lower Tribunal No. 18-201 An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Orlando A. Prescott, Judge. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Susan S. Lerner, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Brooke Moody, Attorney General, and Kayla H. McNab, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before SALTER, FERNANDEZ and SCALES, JJ. PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. I.B. v. State, 239 So. 3d 773, 774 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) ("We review de novo the trial court's denial of a judgment of dismissal, . . . and consider the evidence presented, and the reasonable inferences therefrom, in a light most favorable to the State, to determine whether substantial competent evidence supports the trial court's determinations.") (citation omitted) ; R.I. v. State, 561 So. 2d 26, 26 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990) ("We find that the trial court was in a better position to evaluate the conduct and credibility of the witnesses, and that the record demonstrates competent substantial evidence to support the adjudication of delinquency.").