State ex rel. T.H.

hT.H., a sixteen-year-old, was adjudicated a delinquent and found guilty of theft of an item valued at $75.78, a violation of La. R.S. 14:67. The trial court sentenced him to six months with the Office of Juvenile Justice, suspended the sentence, and placed him on active probation for a period of six months. The court also ordered T.H. to complete forty hours community service. T.H. appeals asserting the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. The majority affirms the adjudication but would vacate the disposition and remand for resentencing. For the reasons stated below I…