R.L.B. v. State

DAUKSCH, Judge.

R.L.B., a juvenile, was adjudicated guilty of burglary and petit theft. On appeal, he raises three points: the corpus delicti was not proven before introduction into evidence of his confession, denial of his Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, and the length of his community control. We affirm the denial of the Motion for Judgment of Acquittal and the length of community control.

Under the corpus delicti rule, the state has the burden of proving, by substantial evidence, that a crime was committed, as a prerequisite to offering in evidence an admission against interest. Burks v.…