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1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTHJUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR

2 DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA.

3 CASE NO.: 16-2012-CJ-005110DIVISION: JV-A

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6 STATE OF FLORIDA

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8 M.C.J., A Child.

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12 PROCEEDINGS before the Honorable Mark H. Mahon,

13 Circuit Judge, on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, in open

14 court , at the Duval County Courthouse, 501 West Adams

15 Street, Courtroom 202, in Duval County, Jacksonvil le ,

16 Florida, as recorded by Michelle Moore, Professional

17 Reporter and a Notary Public in and for the State of

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23 Official Reporters, Inc.201 East Adams Street

24 Jacksonville, Florida 32202(904) 358-2090

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1 A P P E A R A N C E S

2 Leigh Farnell Rosenbloom, Esquire,

3 Assistant State AttorneyCourthouse Annex

4 220 East Bay StreetJacksonville, Florida 32202

5 Appearing on behalf of the State of Florida.

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7 Chr is topher Carson, Esqui re ,

8 The Blackstone Building

233 East Bay Street, Suite 1101 9 Jacksonville, Florida 32202Appearing on behalf of the Defendant/Child.

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1 counts charged in the petition with the understanding

2 she would be placed a in high-risk commitment. I --

3 THE COURT: How about a plea of guilty because

4 she feels it 's in her best interest; is that okay?

5 MRS. ROSENBLOOM: Your Honor, the state would

6 also request a guilty plea.

7 THE DEFENDANT: Yes, best interest if it will get

8 me out of here.

9 THE COURT: Okay. There you go. That work?

10 MR. CARSON: That would be acceptable to the

11 defense, Judge.

12 THE COURT: All right. All right. And that's

13 going to be a high-risk commitment?

14 MR. CARSON: It is, Your Honor.

15 THE COURT: And I need to place Miss Jones under

16 oath, please.

17 THE CLERK: Raise you right hand.

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19 MO NI CA CAR ERI SS A JO NE S

20 Having been produced and first duly sworn as a witness,

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22 THE DEFENDANT: Yes.

23 THE COURT: All right. You can put your hand

24 down, ma'am.

25 Miss Jones, your attorney has entered a plea of

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1 guilty on your behalf to the charge of armed robbery

2 with a firearm and resisting the officer without

3 violence.

4 The first charge is a first-degree felony

5 punishable by life. The second charge is a first-

6 degree misdemeanor.

7 Is that what you wanted your lawyer to do is

8 enter that plea for you today?


10 THE COURT: All right. And are you doing that

11 either because you agree you're guilty, or because you

12 think this is the best way to handle the case?

13 THE DEFENDANT: I feel like this is the best

14 way. I feel like I can tolerate this punishment then

15 -- then what you just said, those consequences. And I

16 feel like this is the best way to go in the situation.

17 THE COURT: And, Miss Jones, when you came to

18 court, you had a right to a trial in these charges

19 against you, but because you've entered this plea

20 today, you understand we're not going to have a trial?


22 THE COURT: And because we're not having a trial,

23 you give up or lose any of the constitutional rights

24 you might normally have had if you went to trial; do

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1 THE DEFENDANT: I do.

2 THE COURT: And, Miss Jones, your attorney

3 announced you understand on this plea, that you'll be

4 adjudicated delinquent and you'll be committed to a

5 high-risk commitment, and that you'll stay in custody

6 in the detention center until you actually get placed

7 in that commitment.

8 Is that what you understood was going to happen

9 to you today?

10 THE DEFENDANT: Yes, until my program is ready?

11 THE COURT: Yes, ma'am.


13 THE COURT: And are you satisfied with the

14 services your lawyer has provided?

15 THE DEFENDANT: Am I satisfied?

16 THE COURT: Yes, ma'am. And you -- let me ask

17 you a different way.

18 THE DEFENDANT: Okay.

19 THE COURT: Is there anything that you think he

20 should have done that he did not do on your behalf?

21 THE DEFENDANT: I feel like he know -- he know my

22 heart and that this is the best interest for me so I

23 can continue -- well, when I'm done with this, I can

24 move forward, so...

25 THE COURT: Do you have any other questions of

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1 your lawyer, or do you need more time to think about

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3 THE DEFENDANT: Okay. The program, can I -- I

4 can go to school and I can graduate from the program

5 because I'm in the twelfth grade. So would I -- is

6 there going to be school work so -- I don't know how

7 that works.

8 MRS. RILEY: (Nods head affirmatively).

9 THE COURT: I don't know. They will give her

10 school work, Mrs. Riley?

11 DJJ representative said they will try and get you

12 going.

13 THE DEFENDANT: Okay.

14 THE COURT: If they had decided to file this as

15 an adult, which they might have been considering, they

16 would not have done that. They would have just

17 warehoused you for probably -- this was an armed

18 robbery with a firearm with a ten-year minimum

19 mandatory?

20 MR. CARSON: Potentially, yes, Your Honor.

21 THE COURT: They would have just warehoused you

22 and then said good luck until you turn 20 -- at a

23 minimum 27, if you find a judge that would give 10 on

24 that. The judges might have given you 20 or so given

25 the way it is, but this will probably help you get

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1 some educational component.

2 THE DEFENDANT: I'm thankful.

3 THE COURT: All right. Any other questions?

4 THE DEFENDANT: No.

5 THE COURT: All right. Would counsel for the

6 state and defense stipulate to a factual basis in

7 Miss Jones' case?

8 MRS. ROSENBLOOM: Yes, sir.

9 MR. CARSON: We stipulate, Judge.

10 THE COURT: And I would find there to be a

11 factual basis based on the stipulation, as well as the

12 reading of the arrest and booking report.

13 And would -- at this time based on Miss Jones'

14 plea, I' ll adjudicate her to be delinquent, order she

15 be committed to a high-risk commitment, and I will

16 impose the minimum court costs and cost of

17 confinement.

18 And advise Miss Jones she's got 30 days from

19 today's date to appeal anything illegal in my

20 sentence.

21 Did they initially identify Miss Jones as a

22 male?

23 MR. CARSON: As a?

24 THE COURT: As a male.

25 MR. CARSON: I'm not aware of that.

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1 MRS. ROSENBLOOM: No, sir, there were numerous

2 co-defendants.

3 THE COURT: Okay. Co-defendants. That's what I

4 couldn't understand.

5 MRS. ROSENBLOOM: Yes, sir.

6 THE COURT: Just from reading the docket, it

7 didn't make sense.

8 MRS. ROSENBLOOM: Right.

9 THE COURT: Miss Jones, before you go, you --

10 you've got to make a lot better choices than this, you

11 know?

12 I mean, I don't know, may be some people think

13 they get a couple of go-arounds in life, but this

14 maybe, depending on your behavior, this may be it .

15 And you do not want to throw away your life on some

16 foolishness like this; do you understand?


18 THE COURT: This is your mom, right?

19 THE MOTHER: (Nods head affirmatively.)

20 THE COURT: If you went away for 10 years or 20

21 years, do you know what it would do to her? Do you

22 have any idea?

23 THE DEFENDANT: (Shakes head negatively).

24 THE COURT: It would break her heart I'm sure.

25 This alone is probably breaking her heart.

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1 THE MOTHER: Um-hum.

2 THE COURT: And if for nobody else, you need to

3 make better choices for her. You seem like a nice

4 young lady, certainly not the kind that would be

5 involved in this, okay?

6 All right. Good luck to you, ma'am.

7 THE MOTHER: Thank you.

8 THE COURT: Yes, ma'am. Good luck to you, ma'am.

9 (Whereupon, the proceedings were concluded).

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1 C E R T I F I C A T E

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8 I, Michelle Moore, hereby certify that the

9 foregoing transcript is a t rue and accurate transcript of

10 my stenograph notes taken at the time and place

11 in dic ate d t he rei n.

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13 Dated this_________day of ________________, 2014

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18 MICHELLE MOORE

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