Legal Opinion
State ex rel. of D.M.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2011No. 2011-CA-0462PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
hD.M., a child, was adjudicated delinquent for a violation of La. R.S. 14:68.4, the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a felony-grade delinquent act.1 See La. Ch.C. Art. 804(5). At the disposition hearing, D.M. was ordered to confinement for not more than one year, which was suspended on condition of his satisfactorily completing a two-year probationary period. D.M. argues on appeal that the evidence is insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he knew the vehicle was taken without its owner’s authorization, an essential element of the offense. We agree.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State ex rel. R.H.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- State Ex Rel. DmLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011