S.R.W. v. State

S.R.W. appeals his adjudication of delinquency for petit theft. S.R.W. contends that the purely circumstantial evidence is insufficient to support a finding of guilt. We agree and reverse.

The testimony of witness J.L.D. constitutes the sole evidence presented by the State. J.L.D. testified that she went to her friend S.R.W.’s house before school to walk to the bus stop with him. She put her pager on the table while she went to the bathroom for a period of five minutes. When she returned, the pager was gone. S.R.W. helped J.L.D. look for it, but they could not find it. J.L.D. had not seen…