Legal Opinion

In re R.N.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 17, 2010No. COA09-1406PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNTER, Robert C., Judge.

Juvenile R.N. (“Richard”) appeals from the trial court’s orders adjudicating him delinquent and ordering a Level 2 disposition.1 The juvenile petition in this case alleged that Richard committed two distinct acts constituting a crime against nature: licking the alleged victim’s genital area and placing his penis in her mouth. Richard’s sole argument on appeal is that the trial court should have dismissed the juvenile petition for insufficient evidence that penetration — the essential element of a crime against nature — occurred during either alleged incident. We agree…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  2. State v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  4. State v. LocklearSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  5. State v. RowlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re: S.A.A.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2016
  2. In re K.M.M.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2015
  3. In re D.K.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
  4. Joseph v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2012

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