S.R.G. v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

S.R.G. challenges the disposition order of the circuit court adjudicating her delinquent for an act of criminal mischief involving vandalizing an automobile. She specifically maintains that the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient circumstantial evidence to prove identity. We agree and reverse.

We realize that where the only proof of guilt is circumstantial, a conviction may not be sustained no matter how strongly the evidence may suggest guilt, unless the evidence is inconsistent with any reasonable hypothesis of…