E.P. v. State
E.P. v. State
442 So. 2d 320; 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24537
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
E.P. v. State
Opinion of the Court
Because the state’s petition to adjudicate E.P. delinquent was filed 45 days after he was taken into custody, the order adjudicating E.P. delinquent must be reversed. § 39.05(6), Fla.Stat. (1980). Upon remand, the trial court may, within its discretion, determine whether fraud has been committed upon the court by the parties or by counsel and, through its contempt powers, punish accordingly.
Reversed and remanded with directions to vacate the order adjudicating E.P. delinquent.
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