State ex rel. L. S.

SCHOTT, Judge.

L. S. has appealed from a judgment adjudicating her a child in need of supervision pursuant to LSA-C.J.P. Art. 13. During the course of a fight with V. J. in a hall at the high school the two 15-year old girls attended, L. S. stabbed V. J. in the back several times and slashed her on the arms and head with a three-inch pocket knife. The issue is whether the trial court erred in his conclusion that the force used by L. S. to defend herself was reasonable and justified under the circumstances.

LSA-R.S. 14:19 provides as follows:

“The use of force or violence upon the person of…