Case Name: F.B., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-12-05
Citations: 969 So. 2d 1182
Docket Number: No. 2D06-4837
Parties: F.B., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: CASANUEVA and STRINGER, JJ., and DAKAN, STEPHEN L„ Associate Senior Judge, Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 969
Pages: 1182–1182

Head Matter:
F.B., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D06-4837.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 5, 2007.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Megan Olson, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnés, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
F.B. appeals the trial court's finding of guilt for felony battery and argues that the State failed to prove the elements of the crime. We affirm because the error was not preserved.
In a juvenile proceeding, a motion for judgment of dismissal at the conclusion of the State's case is necessary to preserve the issue for review. See Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.525(h); J.D. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 825 So.2d 447 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). F.B.'s counsel moved for judgment of dismissal at the close of the State's case, but not on grounds that the State failed to prove the elements of the crime.
Accordingly, we must affirm.
CASANUEVA and STRINGER, JJ., and DAKAN, STEPHEN L" Associate Senior Judge, Concur.