C.B.B. v. State

C.B.B., a child, appeals a final disposition order entered following a bench trial on the charge of robbery and following the denial of his motion for a judgment of dismissal. Because the State failed to establish a prima facie case of robbery, we conclude that the trial court erred in denying the motion for a judgment of dismissal. Accordingly, we reverse.

C.B.B., then 14 years of age, was charged with delinquency for the alleged commission of the offense of robbery. More particularly, C.B.B. was accused, along with two middle school friends, Z.B. and D.C., of robbing the bicycle of another…