Case Name: L.S., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-05-15
Citations: 449 So. 2d 1305
Docket Number: No. 83-1124
Parties: L.S., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BASKIN, DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 449
Pages: 1305–1306

Head Matter:
L.S., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 83-1124.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 15, 1984.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robin H. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and G. Bart Bill-brough, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BASKIN, DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
BASKIN, Judge.
We find the evidence insufficient to support the trial court's adjudication of delinquency based upon loitering and prowling. The record discloses that fourteen year old L.S. and his two companions were arrested after police officers observed them crouching in the bushes near an expressway exit, an area known as the site of numerous robberies and purse snatchings. The state, however, has failed to show how crouching in the bushes near an expressway constitutes an unusual activity for a fourteen year old boy. In the Interest of O. W., 423 So.2d 1029 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). Accordingly, we reverse the order finding L.S. guilty of loitering and prowling and remand for the entry of orders consistent with this opinion.
Reversed and remanded.