In the Interest of N. R.

Cooper, Judge.

The defendant juvenile was indicted for theft by taking an automobile and adjudicated delinquent in a bench trial in the Juvenile Court of Clarke County.

Under the facts as stipulated in lieu of a transcript pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-41 (i), the car was stolen from the parking lot of the victim’s apartment complex between 11:00 p.m., when she returned home, and 7:45 a.m. the next morning when she noticed it was gone. She immediately notified the police, who found the automobile between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon the same day. The car was dusted for fingerprints and three were taken…