Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1991

In the Interest of M.H.

In the Interest of M.H.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 9, 1991 · Letts
572 So. 2d 1019; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 80; 1991 WL 695 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

In the Interest of M.H.

Opinion of the Court

LETTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from an adjudication of delinquency for arson. The applicable statute, section 806.01(1), Florida Statutes (1989), provides:

(1) Any person who willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damages or causes to be damaged:
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(b) Any structure, or contents thereof, where persons are normally present ... is guilty of arson in the first degree. (Emphasis supplied).

In the matter sub judice, no evidence whatsoever was adduced as to damage. As a consequence, this cause must be reversed.

REVERSED.

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