Case Name: S.J., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-12-20
Citations: 831 So. 2d 1288
Docket Number: No. 5D02-697
Parties: S.J., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: THOMPSON, C.J., PETERSON and PALMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 831
Pages: 1288–1289

Head Matter:
S.J., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D02-697.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Dec. 20, 2002.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Noel A. Pelella, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Richard E. Doran, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
S.J., a child, was charged with battery upon a law enforcement officer. During the adjudicatory hearing, the trial judge found the proof insufficient to support that charge, but found it sufficient to support guilt of the uncharged crime of resisting an officer with violence and entered an order of delinquency. Apparently the court believed that the crime of resisting was a lesser included offense of the original charge. See e.g. Lee v. State, 779 So.2d 607, 608 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).
The conviction of a crime not charged constitutes fundamental error and we vacate the order of delinquency. A trial judge has no authority to issue an order amending a charge. Snipes v. State, 733 So.2d 1000 (Fla.1999).
ORDER VACATED.
THOMPSON, C.J., PETERSON and PALMER, JJ., concur.