F.R. v. State

While in school, twelve year-old F.R. stated that because the victim was wearing a blue shirt, he was therefore a “Crip” and F.R. was going to stab him. Two days prior to this incident, F.R. had told the victim that he had previously been in jail for stabbing someone. The victim asked *573what F.R. intended to use to stab him, and F.R. produced a folding knife from a pocket in his cargo pants. F.R. opened the blade and held it inches from the victim’s thigh. The victim raised his hand and asked to be excused from class, and immediately reported the incident to the school principal. The principal…