In the Interest of N.R.C. v. Juvenile Officer

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

N.R.C., a juvenile, appeals from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the Juvenile Officer’s petition, which alleged that N.R.C. committed acts which would constitute the crimes of second degree burglary and stealing if committed by an adult. On appeal, N.R.C. claims that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for dismissal at the close of the Juvenile Officer’s evidence. The judgment is reversed and remanded in part and affirmed in part.

Factual and Procedural Background

On August 16, 2007, police officers detained N.R.C., who matched the…