Legal Opinion

State ex rel. J.W.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 6, 2012No. 2012-CA-0048PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

I ¡.The trial court adjudicated J.W.1 delinquent of illegal possession of stolen things (a backpack). J.W. timely appealed his adjudication.

J.W. contends there was insufficient evidence to adjudicate him delinquent of illegal possession of stolen things. J.W. asserts there was no eyidence that the backpack was stolen and that there was no evidence that he knew or should have known the bag was stolen. The State argues that although its case was founded, in part, on circumstantial evidence, it was reasonable for the trial court to infer that J.W. possessed a backpack that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  5. State v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State ex rel. J.J.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. State ex rel. J.D.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. State ex rel. P.M.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. State ex rel. R.P.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. State ex rel. R.W.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014

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