S.L. v. State

S.L. appeals her adjudication of delinquency for simple assault on the grounds that the trial court erred by allowing the state to prove its case exclusively through the mother’s prior inconsistent statements. We reverse.

On the evening of September 27, 2006, S.L. and her mother engaged in a heated argument in their living room concerning S.L.’s purchase of a motor vehicle. Following the argument, S.L. stayed in the living room and her mother went to her bedroom. While in her bedroom, the mother heard a crash. She returned to the living room, where she discovered that S.L. was gone and the…