In re J.V.J.

STEPHENS, Judge.

Factual and Procedural Background

On 28 December 2009, a juvenile petition was filed against then 15-year-old J.V.J. (“Joseph”),1 alleging that Joseph assaulted Officer Gary Beneville (“Officer Beneville”), a school resource officer at Chapel Hill High School, by “striking, kicking and scratching leaving cuts to [Officer Beneville’s] left arm and hand as well as [his] forehead.” An adjudication hearing on the petition was held at the 20 January 2010 Juvenile Session of Orange County District Court, the Honorable Beverly Scarlett presiding.

The evidence presented by the State at…