G.T.J. v. State

CANADY, CHARLES T., Associate Judge.

G.T.J. appeals a juvenile probation order and order withholding adjudication of delinquency for the delinquent acts of assault and battery. Because we conclude that the State failed to rebut G.TJ.’s prima facie case of self-defense and therefore failed to carry its burden to prove the delinquent offenses beyond a reasonable doubt, we reverse and remand.

The undisputed evidence reflects that: (1) G.T.J. was outside an apartment occupied by Francisco Hernandes and Guadalupe Miranda; (2) at some point, an altercation ensued between Hernandes and Miranda and…