X.M., a Juvenile v. the State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledApril 22, 2020
Docket3D19-2312
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed April 22, 2020.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D19-2312
Lower Tribunal No. 18-1702A
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X.M., a Juvenile,
Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Yery Marrero,
Judge.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Susan S. Lerner, Assistant Public
Defender, for appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Brian H. Zack, Assistant Attorney
General, for appellee.
Before SCALES, HENDON and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See R.A. v. State, 400 So. 2d 1059, 1060 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981)
(โ[I]ntent may be shown by circumstantial evidence . . . .โ (internal citations
omitted)); see also T.S. v. State, 675 So. 2d 196, 198 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996) (โThe
elements of assistance of the perpetrator and intent may be proven by a combination
of surrounding circumstances from which a trier of fact can reasonably infer
defendantโs guilt.โ (quoting K.O. v. State, 673 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995))).
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