E.I. v. State

VILLANTI, Judge.

E.I. appeals his adjudication of delinquency and resulting sentence for one count of attempted tampering with physical evidence, contending that his statements to police should have been suppressed and that his motion for judgment of dismissal should have been granted because the State did not present a prima facie case of attempted tampering. We agree that the State did not present a prima facie case of attempted tampering. Therefore, we reverse E.I.’s adjudication and sentence and remand for discharge.

The evidence presented at E.I.’s adjudicatory hearing established that…