State ex rel. D.H.

MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge.

IgD.H., a juvenile, appeals the trial court’s judgment adjudicating her delinquent of committing theft, a violation of La. R.S. 14:67.10. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

D.H. is a thirteen-year-old straight-A, seventh-grade student and promising athlete. She was arrested, along with her mother,1 at Rouses Supermarket in New Orleans East for theft of approximately $33.00 worth of meat. After the adjudication hearing, the trial court adjudicated D.H. as delinquent and gave her a public reprimand.

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