T.S. v. State

SHAHOOD, Judge.

The state filed a petition for adjudication of delinquency against appellant, T.S., a child, charged with burglary of a conveyance and auto theft. At the conclusion of the adjudicatory hearing, the trial court withheld adjudication on both charges and gave the child a “stern judicial warning.” We affirm the trial court’s ruling on the charge of burglary of a conveyance, but reverse on the charge of auto theft with instructions to dismiss the charge against appellant.

The principal witness for the state, Shirley Jahraus (Jahraus), a neighbor of the victim, testified that in the…