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J.C., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 5D08-2963

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District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. J.C., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 5D08-2963. Feb. 6, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County, Sally D.M. Kest, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Robert E. Wildridge, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carlos A. Ivanor, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. *1 J.C. appeals the trial court’s restitution order. She contends that the trial court erred by conducting the restitution hearing in her absence. We agree and reverse. A defendant has the constitutional right to be present at all stages of a criminal proceeding, including a restitution hearing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Opinions on February 06, 2009 (boomark / email).