E.M. v. State

COBB, Judge.

The appellant, E.M., appeals from the juvenile court’s adjudication that he was delinquent based on a finding that he was carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a permit for the pistol. The appellant contends that the prosecutor failed to prove a necessary element of the charged offense, and, therefore, that the lower court’s judgment should be reversed. This court disagrees.

Section 13A-11-73, Ala.Code 1975, prohibits the carrying of a pistol in a vehicle without a license to carry the pistol. In order to prove a violation of this statute, a prosecutor must prove that (1) the…