Case Name: I.S.M., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-09-25
Citations: 718 So. 2d 911
Docket Number: No. 97-01095
Parties: I.S.M., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PATTERSON, A.C.J., and CASANUEVA, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 718
Pages: 911–912

Head Matter:
I.S.M., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 97-01095.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 25, 1998.
Paula Shea, St. Petersburg, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Michael J. Scionti, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
BLUE, Judge.
I.S.M. challenges his adjudication of delinquency for obstructing or opposing a police officer without violence, contrary to section 843.02, Florida Statutes (1995). We agree with I.S.M.'s contention that the State failed to meet its burden of proving that the officer was performing a legal duty when obstructed by I.S.M. Accordingly, we reverse I.S.M.'s adjudication and remand with directions to the trial court to vacate the adjudication.
Reversed and remanded.
PATTERSON, A.C.J., and CASANUEVA, J., concur.