M.W. v. STATE

No. 3D18-400.

263 So.3d 214 (2019)

M.W., a Juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed January 9, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, and Shannon Hemmendinger , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Ashley Brooke Moody , Attorney General, and Natalia Costea , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SALTER, SCALES and LUCK, JJ.


After finding M.W., a juvenile, guilty of petit theft, the trial court withheld adjudication and issued a judicial warning. M.W. appeals on the lone ground that the trial judge "entered the fray" during the trial and sacrificed trial court neutrality. Because we conclude that the trial judge did not overstep his obligation to remain neutral...

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