Major v. State , 212 So. 3d 1130 ( 2017 )


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  • ROTHENBERG, J.

    Affirmed. See State v. Griffith, 675 So.2d 911, 913-14 (Fla. 1996) (holding that a defendant waives his right to be charged as a juvenile by not asserting it at the trial level); Williams v. State, 754 So.2d 67, 69 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000) (“Prosecution of a juvenile under Chapter 985, Florida Statutes (1999), is not a question of jurisdiction, in the sense that a court has the power to hear the case.... The right to be prosecuted as a juvenile is one that can be waived.”); Smith v. State, 345 So.2d 1080, 1082 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977) (holding that *1131where a defendant voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the circuit court’s adult division, pleads guilty, does not appeal, and accepts the benefits therefrom, he is es-topped from later changing his position and challenging the court’s jurisdiction).

Document Info

Docket Number: No. 3D17-218

Citation Numbers: 212 So. 3d 1130

Judges: Emas, Rothenberg, Salter

Filed Date: 3/15/2017

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 8/23/2021