Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. S.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 13, 1999No. A99A1231PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

A juvenile court found D. S. delinquent (arson) for setting fire to three mobile classroom units at a middle school. In his sole enumeration of error, D. S. contends that the evidence did not support a finding of delinquency beyond a reasonable doubt.

The applicable standard of review is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found D. S. delinquent beyond a reasonable doubt. In re T T, 236 Ga. App. 46 (1) (510 SE2d 901) (1999).

The trial court found that an arson occurred, D. S. lived close enough…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In the Interest of T. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In the Interest of M. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. In the Interest of T. W.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. In the Interest of N. L. G.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. In the Interest of C. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. In the Interest of M. P.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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