In the Interest of JP
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
Appellant, a juvenile, was adjudicated a delinquent following a hearing initiated by a petition alleging that he had committed the offense of theft by taking. On appeal, appellant asserts that the circumstantial evidence in this case is insufficient to sustain the Juvenile Court’s finding that appellant committed the offense alleged because that evidence fails to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of appellant’s guilt.
From the evidence presented at the hearing, the judge was authorized to find the following: Appellant was called to the victim’s office for a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dowdy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- J. L. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- D. O. D. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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