State v. McKinley

Kennedy, A.C.J.

Rodney McKinley appeals his conviction of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, arguing that his prior juvenile adjudication of guilt of second degree robbery did not constitute a predicate conviction for purposes of the unlawful possession of a firearm statute, and thus the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We conclude that a juvenile adjudication of guilt constitutes a conviction for purposes of the 1995 version of the unlawful possession statute, and accordingly affirm McKinley’s conviction.

FACTS

On October 24, 1995, the State…