In the Interest of J. W.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, Judge.
J. W appeals his delinquency adjudication for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.1 The sole issue on appeal is whether his previous juvenile delinquency adjudications for armed robbery and aggravated assault constitute “criminal convictions” sufficient to support a conviction or delinquency adjudication for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under OCGA § 16-11-131 (b). We hold that they do not and reverse.
In reviewing a delinquency adjudication, we construe the evidence and every inference from the evidence in favor *471of the juvenile court’s adjudication to…
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