J.J.H. v. State

DIAMANTIS, Judge.

J.J.H. appeals the trial court’s order adjudicating him delinquent after the court found him guilty of the offenses of burglary of a dwelling while armed1 and grand theft.2 Because the trial evidence is insufficient to sustain a finding of guilt for either of these offenses, we must reverse the adjudication of delinquency.

At trial, the evidence showed that Linda Simpson’s home was unlawfully entered on February 25, 1994, during the morning or afternoon while Simpson was out. Stolen were $200 in coins located in a Folgers coffee can and in a jar, several knives, two…