HERIBEL CRUZ, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• D.J.D. v. State, 143 So. 3d 1115 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)
  …m to her care. See § 984.13, Fla. Stat. (2011) (authorizing and obligating a law enforcement officer to take a child into custody if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has run away from his parents); see also D.O. v. State, 77 So. 3d 787, 790 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) [ (Ernas, J., specially concurring) ] (“Law enforcement, in a very real sense, fulfills a role as a ‘community caretaker’ when they encounter ... child runaways ... and [*1119] children beyond the control of their parents. Th…
• A.J.R. v. State, 206 So. 3d 140 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016)
  …rity, but also a statutory obligation, to quickly reunite the child with their parent or guardian, or return the child to school or the appropriate agency that can provide the services needed in light of the individual circumstances. D.O. v. State, 77 So. 3d 787, 790 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (Ernas, J., specially concurring). An officer’s caretaker role is fulfilled once a juvenile is reunited with his or her parent or legal guardian. See D.J.D. v. State, 143 So. 3d 1115, 1119 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). In D.J.D., 143…
• R.A. v. State, 355 So. 3d 1028 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023)
  …ority, but also a statutory obligation, to quickly reunite the child with their parent or guardian, or return the child to school or the appropriate agency that can provide the services needed in light of the individual circumstances. D.O. v. State, 77 So. 3d 787, 790 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (Emas, J., specially concurring). Thus, because the battery here occurred on an officer in the process of restraining R.A. from kicking their vehicle during a reasonable detention, we conclude that the battery occurred whi…

Authorities Cited

• Jasper Little v. State, 77 So. 3d 722 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011)