State ex rel. E.K.

E.K., a juvenile (DOB 5/9/83), appealed both his adjudication as a juvenile delinquent for committing simple arson at Dodson High School and the trial court’s disposition that the juvenile be held in custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC) for four years. On appeal, the juvenile urged that the trial court erred in finding that the fire was caused by arson. Further, E.K. argued that there was insufficient evidence to support his adjudication, which E.K. asserted was based on the testimony of another person who admitted participating in the arson of the school. The…