Legal Opinion

In THE INTEREST OF L. J., a Child

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 29, 2016No. A16A0424PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMlLLIAN, Judge.

The juvenile court of Monroe County adjudicated L. J. delinquent for acts which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted criminal trespass and aggravated assault. L. J. appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial, as twice amended, arguing in his sole enumeration of error that the evidence was insufficient to support the adjudication of delinquency. As more fully set forth below, we now affirm in part and reverse in part.

On appeal of an adjudication of delinquency, the appellate court determines whether after viewing the evidence in the light most…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dunagan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Regent v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Guyse v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In the Interest of E. T., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  2. In the Interest of J.H., a Child v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020
  3. In the Interest of K.R., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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