Legal Opinion

In Re the Welfare of J.P.L.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided January 8, 1984No. C7-84-1316PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

This is an appeal from an adjudication of delinquency following a hearing on charges of aiding and abetting a misdemeanor theft, a shoplifting committed by a companion. Appellant challenges the admissibility of a signed statement dictated to him by a department store security guard, as well as the sufficiency of the evidence against him. We affirm.

FACTS

On February 27, 1984, appellant was observed in the Dayton’s toy department by store personnel. As related at trial by Gail Riley, a store detective, who was called to the scene, J.P.L. (age 12) and a companion were…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Rasmussen v. TahashSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  2. State v. WhisonantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  3. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  4. In Re Welfare of SpencerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
  5. In Re Welfare of A.B.L.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re the Welfare of M.E.P.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994

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