D.F. v. State

| Appellant appeals from the circuit court’s adjudication of his delinquency on charges of theft by receiving, a Class C felony.1 Appellant’s sole point on appeal is that the circuit court erred by failing to grant his motion for directed verdict2 when the sole evidence came from the testimony of a codefendant who had pled guilty3 to charges prior to appellant’s trial.4 We reverse.

On August 23, 2014, appellant was a passenger in a stolen 2011 Kia Optima when he was apprehended by Officer Daniel Bradway, employed by Arkansas State University, 12on its campus. Appellant and the other passengers…