State v. R.B. "J" C.

¶1 R.B. “J” C. (hereinafter “J”), ayouth, was charged with two counts of felony Assault with a Weapon. He filed a Motion to Dismiss Petition on the ground that the facts alleged against him do not, as a matter of law, support the two counts. The District Court denied his Motion. “J” appeals. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶2 A restatement of the issue before this Court is whether the District Court erred when it concluded that a cigarette lighter was a “weapon” capable of producing “serious bodily injury” and thereafter denying “J’s” Motion to Dismiss on this ground.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 The…