J.A. v. State

Full title: J.A., a child, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jun 23, 2000

779 So. 2d 390 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 2D97-1551

Opinion filed June 23, 2000.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Gregory P. Holder, Judge.

Affirmed.

Terri L. Backhus, Tampa, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Michael J. Neimand, Assistant Attorney General, Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellee.

James D. Palermo, City Attorney, and Jerry M. Gewirtz, Assistant City Attorney, Tampa, for Amicus Curiae City of Tampa.

PER CURIAM.

J.A. appeals the trial court's adjudications of delinquency for grand theft and for violating Tampa's juvenile curfew ordinance. See Tampa, Fla., Code § 14-26(c) (1996). We affirm the adjudication of delinquency for grand theft without discussion. We reject J.A.'s contention that the ordinance is unconstitutional and affirm under the authority of J.P. v. State, No. 2D97-1736 (Fla. 2d DCA June 23, 2000), and State v. T.M., 25 Fla. L. Weekly D1211 (Fla. 2d DCA May 17, 2000).

We again certify the following questions of great public importance:

WHAT LEVEL OF SCRUTINY MUST A COURT APPLY WHEN REVIEWING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE?

WHETHER THE TAMPA JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE IS CONSTITUTIONAL?

ALTENBERND, A.C.J., and CASANUEVA and DAVIS, JJ., Concur.