Jackson v. State

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by a juvenile defendant from the juvenile court’s adjudication that the defendant was in need of supervision in that he illegally possessed a can of beer.

The evidence regarding the defendant’s constructive possession of the beer was presented by two witnesses, a police officer, and the defendant.

The police officer testified that, at approximately 11:00 p.m. on a particular night, he drove onto a certain avenue and observed from fifteen to twenty juveniles in the street who then scattered in different directions. Several of the…