Legal Opinion

State ex rel. J.J.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 25, 2013No. 2013-CA-0548PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.

| T J.J., a juvenile, appeals the judgment of the Juvenile Court adjudicating her a delinquent, on the basis that the evidence was insufficient to establish the offense of simple battery.1 For the following reasons, we affirm the adjudication and sentence.

BACKGROUND

On November 15, 2002, the State filed a delinquency petition charging J.J., then fifteen years old, with simple battery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:35. A trial on the merits took place on March 5, 2013, at which three witnesses testified. The first witness was the victim, who testified that on the night of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State in Interest of BatisteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State ex rel. D.R.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  4. State ex rel. T.E.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  5. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

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

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