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§ 39.069 Former number


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§ 39.069 isn't in the 2026 Florida Statutes. No current section names it as a former number; many pre-1998 numbers were delinquency provisions, which moved to Chapter 985 in 1997. The opinions below cite it by this number.

37 opinions cite § 39.069

  1. State v. T.M.B. 716 So. 2d 269 · SC90432 · Florida Supreme Court 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.069 4 times, the section generally

    …Laws of Fla. Chapter 924 is a part of Title XLVII, "Criminal Procedure and Corrections." Appeals in juvenile delinquency proceedings are addressed in section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), which is a part of chapter 39, "Proceedings Relating to Juveniles." Section 39.069 appears to have been intended by the legislature…

  2. State v. T.M.B. 716 So. 2d 269 · SC90432-2 · Florida Supreme Court 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.069 4 times, the section generally

    · cited by 32 in all courts

    …Laws of Fla. Chapter 924 is a part of Title XLVII, “Criminal Procedure and Corrections.” Appeals in juvenile delinquency proceedings are addressed in section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), which is a part of chapter 39, “Proceedings Relating to Juveniles.” Section 39.069 appears to have been intended by the legislature…

  3. State v. T.G. 800 So. 2d 204 · SC96081 · Florida Supreme Court 2001

    This opinion cites § 39.069 3 times, the section generally

    · cited by 59 in all courts

    …proceedings. Section 924.051 was added by the legislature to chapter 924.... Appeals in juvenile delinquency proceedings are addressed in section 39.069, Florida Statutes.... Section 39.069 appears to have been intended by the legislature to deal exhaustively with the subject of appeals in juvenile delinquency…

  4. J.M.J. v. State 742 So. 2d 261 · 1D96-3025 · 1st DCA 1997

    This opinion cites § 39.069 3 times, the section generally

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …Laws of Fla. Chapter 924 is a part of Title XLVII, "Criminal Procedure and Corrections." Appeals in juvenile delinquency proceedings are addressed in section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), which is a part of chapter 39, "Proceedings Relating to Juveniles." Section 39.069 appears to have been intended by the legislature…

  5. J.M.J. v. State 742 So. 2d 261 · DCA96-3025 · District Court of Appeal 1997

    This opinion cites § 39.069 3 times, the section generally

    · cited by 10 in all courts

    …Laws of Fla. Chapter 924 is a part of Title XLVII, “Criminal Procedure and Corrections.” Appeals in juvenile delinquency proceedings are addressed in section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), which is a part of chapter 39, “Proceedings Relating to Juveniles.” Section 39.069 appears to have been intended by the legislature…

  6. T.A. v. Wimberly 660 So. 2d 1130 · DCA94-1361 · District Court of Appeal 1995

    This opinion cites § 39.069 3 times, the section generally

    …of the petition. Because the issue is capable of repetition and evading review, we comment briefly on the implications of our decision. Section 39.069(3), Florida Statutes (Supp.1994), provides that the mere act of taking an appeal does not operate as a supersedeas in a delinquency case but that the court may…

  7. State v. F.G. 630 So. 2d 581 · 3D92-1440 · 3rd DCA 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.069 3 times, the section generally

    …question is whether there is a jurisdictional basis for the State's notices of appeal. The State contends that its appeals are authorized under subparagraph 39.069(1)(b)(5), Florida Statutes (1991), which allows a State appeal of a "disposition, on the ground that it is illegal... ." The dispositions imposed by the trial court…

  8. State v. Figueroa 728 So. 2d 787 · 4D98-3025 · 4th DCA 1999

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 4 in all courts

    …procedural errors leading up to the entry of the orders rendered the dispositions "illegal" for purposes of a state appeal under Florida Statute section 39.069(1)(b)(5), (1991). The district court held that the claim of such procedural error does not render the disposition illegal and, therefore, the appeals should be…

  9. J.S. v. State 717 So. 2d 175 · 4D97-2133 · 4th DCA 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    …case, the supreme court held that section 924.051, Florida Statutes (1997), was inapplicable to appeals in juvenile proceedings, which are governed by section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), now transferred and renumbered as section 985.234, Florida Statutes (1997). The holding of this case does not depend on the…

  10. J.S. v. State 717 So. 2d 175 · 4D97-2133-2 · 4th DCA 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 20 in all courts

    …case, the supreme court held that section 924.051, Florida Statutes (1997), was inapplicable to appeals in juvenile proceedings, which are governed by section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), now transferred and renumbered as section 985.234, Florida Statutes (1997). The holding of this case does not depend on the…

  11. T.G. v. State 717 So. 2d 128 · 4D97-3772 · 4th DCA 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    … the supreme court held that section 924.051, Florida Statutes (1997), is inapplicable to appeals in juvenile proceedings, which are governed by section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), now transferred and renumbered as section 985.234, Florida Statutes (1997). Section 39.069(1) provides that an appeal may be taken…

  12. T.G. v. State 717 So. 2d 128 · DCA97-3772 · District Court of Appeal 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 5 in all courts

    …the supreme court held that section 924.051, Florida Statutes (1997), is inapplicable to appeals in juvenile proceedings, which are governed by section 39.069, Florida Statutes (1995), now transferred and renumbered as section 985.234, Florida Statutes (1997). Section 39.069(1) provides that an appeal may be taken…

  13. J.M. v. State 677 So. 2d 890 · 3D94-1160 · 3rd DCA 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    …J.M. delinquent and committed him to the custody of the Department. The judicial labor ended, and the commitment order was a final, appealable order. See § 39.069(1), Fla. Stat. (1993). J.M. was authorized to appeal that order and bring to this court his claims of error. Id. It does not follow, however, that every…

  14. J.M. v. State 677 So. 2d 890 · 3D94-1160-2 · 3rd DCA 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    …J.M. delinquent and committed him to the custody of the Department. The judicial labor ended, and the commitment order was a final, appealable order. See § 39.069(1), Fla. Stat. (1993). J.M. was authorized to appeal that order and bring to this court his claims of error. Id. It does not follow, however, that every…

  15. State v. C.W. 662 So. 2d 768 · DCA95-0035 · District Court of Appeal 1995

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    … see § 924.07(l)(k), Fla.Stat. (1993), enacted effective October 1, 1993, ch. 93-37, § 14, at 206, Laws of Fla., there is no comparable provision in sections 39.069(l)(b) and 39.0711, Florida Statutes (1993), which list the types of orders from which the state may appeal in juvenile proceedings. The holding of State v.…

  16. State v. Del Rey 643 So. 2d 1146 · 3D94-628 · 3rd DCA 1994

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    …which is dubious in any event. State v. M.G., 550 So.2d 1122 (Fla. 3d DCA), rev. denied, 551 So.2d 462 (Fla. 1989). We have not overlooked Section 39.069(1)(b)(1), Florida Statutes (1993), which *1148 purports to authorize the state to appeal from "[a]n order dismissing ... any section of a [juvenile delinquency…

  17. Skipper v. State 630 So. 2d 652 · DCA93-2944 · District Court of Appeal 1994

    This opinion cites § 39.069 2 times, the section generally

    …committed reversible error when it adjudicated her guilty of the charged offenses and sentenced her as an adult without meeting the requirements of section 39.069(7), Florida Statutes (1993). The state concedes error, based upon the recent decision in Troutman v. State, 630 So.2d 628 (Fla.1993). Accordingly, we…

  18. Cargle v. State 770 So. 2d 1151 · SC92031 · Florida Supreme Court 2000

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 17 in all courts

    …this subsection are mandatory and that a determination of disposition under this subsection is subject to the right of the child to appellate review under s. 39.069. § 39.059(7), Fla. Stat. (1995). The State countered that Cargle failed to preserve this issue for appellate review as required by the 1996 legislative…

  19. State v. J.S. 716 So. 2d 865 · DCA97-1068 · District Court of Appeal 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …review. Accordingly, we hold that the disposition in this case was not an illegal one and we affirm. AFFIRMED. COBB and ANTOON, JJ., concur. . § 39.069(l)(b)(5), Fla. Stat. (1995). . § 810.02, Fla. Stat. (1995). .The Legislature transferred those portions of chapter 39 which deal with juvenile delinquency…

  20. Cargle v. State 701 So. 2d 359 · 1D96-2700 · 1st DCA 1997

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 13 in all courts

    …this subsection are mandatory and that a determination of disposition under this subsection is subject to the right of the child to appellate review under s. 39.069."

  21. I.T. v. State 694 So. 2d 720 · SC86151 · Florida Supreme Court 1997

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 47 in all courts

    …924.071 are substantially the same in the current statutes. Section 39.14 no longer exists, but chapter 39 currently contains at least two sections, section 39.069 and section 39.413, which cover the same material. [4] This section provided: Determination of degree of offense.—If the indictment or information…

  22. T.M.B. v. State 689 So. 2d 1215 · 1D96-3402 · 1st DCA 1997

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …on appeal. We reverse. It is relatively well settled that a juvenile's right to appeal is governed by chapter 39, Florida Statutes (at present, section 39.069), and that chapter 924 does not apply to juvenile proceedings. E.g., State v. C.C., 476 So.2d 144 (Fla.1985); G.C. v. State, 560 So.2d 1186 …

  23. T.M.B. v. State 689 So. 2d 1215 · DCA96-3402 · District Court of Appeal 1997

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 23 in all courts

    …on appeal. We reverse. It is relatively well settled that a juvenile’s right to appeal is governed by chapter 39, Florida Statutes (at present, section 39.069), and that chapter 924 does not apply to juvenile proceedings. E.g., State v. C.C., 476 So.2d 144 (Fla.1985); G.C. v. State, 560 So.2d 1186 (Fla.…

  24. P.W.G. v. State 682 So. 2d 1203 · 1D96-944 · 1st DCA 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …level." Because such is not the case here, the state argues that we lack jurisdiction, and must dismiss the appeal. Appellant responds by reference to section 39.069(1), Florida Statutes (1995), which, he argues, permits an appeal in delinquency cases by a child of any order "affecting" him or her. The intended meaning of…

  25. P.W.G. v. State 682 So. 2d 1203 · DCA96-944 · District Court of Appeal 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 18 in all courts

    …level.” Because such is not the case here, the state argues that we lack jurisdiction, and must dismiss the appeal. Appellant responds by reference to section 39.069(1), Florida Statutes (1995), which, he argues, permits an appeal in delinquency eases by a child of any order “affecting” him or her. The intended meaning of…

  26. State v. R.F. 648 So. 2d 293 · 3D94-1726 · 3rd DCA 1995

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …with this opinion. Reversed and remanded. NOTES [1] In our view this appeal is properly entertained as a State appeal from an illegal sentence. See § 39.069(1)(b)(5), Fla. Stat. (1993). Where, as here, the trial court imposes a sentence which is shorter than a required mandatory minimum sentence, the sentence is not within…

  27. State v. R.F. 648 So. 2d 293 · 3D94-1726-2 · 3rd DCA 1995

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …with this opinion. Reversed and remanded. . In our view this appeal is properly entertained as a State appeal from an illegal sentence. See § 39.069(l)(b)(5), Fla.Stat. (1993). Where, as here, the trial court imposes a sentence which is shorter than a required mandatory minimum sentence, the sentence is not within…

  28. State v. Berry 647 So. 2d 830 · SC83786 · Florida Supreme Court 1994

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 7 in all courts

    …a specific finding of fact and the reasons for the decision to impose adult sanctions. Such order shall be reviewable on appeal by the child pursuant to s. 39.069. [2] Notably, in both Rhoden and Sirmons , this Court was actually addressing the requirements contained in section 39.111, Florida Statutes…

  29. Troutman v. State 630 So. 2d 528 · SC80 · Florida Supreme Court 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 74 in all courts

    …a specific finding of fact and the reasons for the decision to impose adult sanctions. Such order shall be reviewable on appeal by the child pursuant to 39.069. [3] Regarding Troutman's suitability for adult sanctions, the trial judge stated: He [Troutman] has no prior record, but I think this is a very serious…

  30. State v. T.G. 630 So. 2d 585 · DCA93-629 · District Court of Appeal 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …lawful disposition imposed by the juvenile court below is dismissed upon a holding that the state may not appeal from such a lawful disposition under Section 39.069(l)(b)(5), Florida Statutes (1993), nor seek certiorari review of same. Appeal dismissed.

  31. In Interest of D.W. 616 So. 2d 620 · 4D92-1371 · 4th DCA 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    … This is an appeal of an order of involuntary waiver rendered by the trial court. Although appellant would give this court jurisdiction pursuant to section 39.069(1)(a), Florida Statutes, we conclude the order he appeals is a nonappealable order. An order waiving juvenile jurisdiction and certifying the juvenile for trial as…

  32. L.A.D. v. State 616 So. 2d 106 · 1D91-2657 · 1st DCA 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …the fee, and to have an attorney represent her at such a hearing, if she wants to secure one. NOTES [1] The mother has standing to appeal under Section 39.069(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1991). See In Interest of M.D., 561 So.2d 1259 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). The son, L.A.D., did not file an appeal from the adjudication. …

  33. In the Interest of L.A.D. v. State 616 So. 2d 106 · DCA91-2657 · District Court of Appeal 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 33 in all courts

    …3 REVERSED AND REMANDED. ZEHMER, J., concurs. BARFIELD, J., dissents with written opinion. . The mother has standing to appeal under Section 39.069(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1991). See In Interest of M.D., 561 So.2d 1259 (Fla. 2d DCA1990). The son, L.A.D., did not file an appeal from the adjudication. …

  34. State v. M.O. 605 So. 2d 600 · DCA92-418 · District Court of Appeal 1992

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …the assistant attorney general who argued this case may want to approach the legislature. . We have jurisdiction to hear this state appeal. Section 39.069(l)(b)l., Fla.Stat. (1991). . State v. Llopis, 257 So.2d 17 (Fla.1971); Galbut v. City of Miami Beach, 605 So.2d 466 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992); Florida…

  35. Croskey v. State 601 So. 2d 1326 · 2D91-02523 · 2nd DCA 1992

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 10 in all courts

    …a specific finding of fact and the reasons for the decision to impose adult sanctions. Such order shall be reviewable on appeal by the child pursuant to s. 39.069. Croskey, the appellant in the instant case who was sixteen years of age at all times relevant hereto, was charged by information as an adult with the…

  36. C.L.S. v. State 586 So. 2d 1173 · 1D90-3532 · 1st DCA 1991

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    …Chapter 39, Florida Statutes. The question really turns upon a determination of what exactly is the nature of an appeal in a delinquency proceeding. Section 39.069(1), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1990), [2] provides: An appeal from an order of the court affecting a party to a case involving a child pursuant to this part may…

  37. Interest of C.L.S. v. State 586 So. 2d 1173 · 2D90-3532 · 2nd DCA 1991

    This opinion cites § 39.069 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …Chapter 39, Florida Statutes. The question really turns upon a determination of what exactly is the nature of an appeal in a delinquency proceeding. Section 39.069(1), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1990), 2 provides: *1175 The statute does not, however, designate the controlling procedural rule. *1174 An appeal from an order…

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