Case Name: Fritz MAJOR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2017-03-15
Citations: 212 So. 3d 1130
Docket Number: No. 3D17-218
Parties: Fritz MAJOR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before ROTHENBERG, SALTER, and EMAS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 212
Pages: 1130–1131

Head Matter:
Fritz MAJOR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D17-218
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Opinion filed March 15, 2017
Ana M. Davide, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before ROTHENBERG, SALTER, and EMAS, JJ.

Opinion:
ROTHENBERG, J.
Affirmed. See State v. Griffith, 675 So.2d 911, 913-14 (Fla. 1996) (holding that a defendant waives his right to be charged as a juvenile by not asserting it at the trial level); Williams v. State, 754 So.2d 67, 69 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000) ("Prosecution of a juvenile under Chapter 985, Florida Statutes (1999), is not a question of jurisdiction, in the sense that a court has the power to hear the case.... The right to be prosecuted as a juvenile is one that can be waived."); Smith v. State, 345 So.2d 1080, 1082 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977) (holding that where a defendant voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the circuit court's adult division, pleads guilty, does not appeal, and accepts the benefits therefrom, he is es-topped from later changing his position and challenging the court's jurisdiction).