C.A. v. State

C.A., a juvenile, was charged by petition with committing strongarm robbery. At the conclusion of the adjudicatory hearing, C.A. moved for a judgment of dismissal,1 contending that the evidence did not support strongarm robbery or robbery by sudden snatching, but merely petit theft. The trial court agreed the evidence was insufficient to establish strongarm robbery, but sufficient to prove the lesser offense of robbery by sudden snatching. The trial court found C.A. delinquent, but withheld adjudication and placed C.A. on probation.

C.A. appeals the trial court's determination, asserting that…