In re E. A. D.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
Following a bench trial, E. A. D., a minor child, appeals her adjudication of delinquency for trafficking cocaine, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. Because the State failed to prove any connection between E. A. D. and the drugs other than spatial proximity, we reverse.
In considering an appeal from an adjudication of delinquency, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution to determine if a rational trier of fact could have found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the juvenile committed the acts charged. The…
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