K.S.H. v. State

K.S.H. appeals an order placing him on probation, following an adjudicatory hearing in which he was found to have committed a misdemeanor battery.1 K.S.H. asserts that the trial court erred in denying his judgment for dismissal at the close of the evidence. We affirm.

At trial, it was undisputed that K.S.H. struck the victim, Neltha Clerisier. The defense asserted, however, that K.S.H. was justified in using force in the defense of his sister, Ketley. Three witnesses testified at the trial: Dr. Clifton Hamilton (a teacher at the school), Isabel Samuel, (the investigating police officer) and…