Legal Opinion
People ex rel. R.C.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 17, 2016No. Court of Appeals No. 14CA2210PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE HARRIS
¶ 1 R.C., a fourteen-year-old middle school student, took a photo of his friend, L.P., and then drew a penis over the photo. He showed the doctored photo to L.P. and some other friends. L.P. reported R.C. to the principal, who called the police. The police charged R.C. with disorderly conduct and, after a bench trial, the court adjudicated R.C. a delinquent.
¶ 2 On appeal, R.C. challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing, primarily, that the prosecution failed to prove that his display of the photograph tended to incite an immediate breach of the peace. We agree…
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