State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Dompeling

The trial court found that youth was within its jurisdiction because she committed acts that would constitute the crime of menacing if she were an adult. On appeal, youth argues that the evidence does not establish that she intended to put her mother in fear of imminent injury. We review de novo and affirm.

Youth lived with her mother. One evening, youth got “very upset” because her mother had unplugged the telephone to keep youth from using it. When asked what occurred that evening, mother testified:

“Well, she came into the bathroom and said that she wanted to use the phone. And when I said…