State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Goss

Youth appeals from a judgment finding him within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having engaged in conduct that, if he were an adult, would constitute the crime of first-degree theft by receiving. ORS 419C.005(1); ORS 164.095(1). He argues that the evidence does not show beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed theft. We review de novo, ORS 419A.200(6)(b), and reverse.

Youth’s fingerprints were on stolen property that the police found in an apartment where he had spent the night. Youth testified that another person offered to sell the property to him, that he touched it in…