Interest of V.L.P. v. V.L.P.

This is an appeal from the decision of the juvenile court sustaining the allegations wherein V.L.P. was charged with knowingly operating a 1995 Ford Contour automobile without the consent of the owner, Enterprise Leasing, in violation of § 569.080, RSMo 1994. The single issue on appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the charge that the juvenile knowingly operated the vehicle without the owner’s permission.

The juvenile officer presented two witnesses whose testimony covered a little over six pages of the transcript on appeal. From this sketchy evidence, the following facts…