217 So. 3d 628 - State ex rel. K.L.’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In a juvenile adjudication proceeding, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the child committed a delinquent act alleged in the petition. La. Ch.C. art. 883 ; State in the Interest of D.M. , 97-0628, p. 4 (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/07/97), 704 So.2d 786 , 789. On appeal, the standard of review for the sufficiency of evidence, enunciated in Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), is whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the state proved the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt; this standard is applicable to delinquency cases. La. C.Cr.P. art. 821. Interest of D.M ., 97-0628 at p. 5, 704 So.2d at 789 . Further, in a juvenile delinquency proceeding, an appellate court is constitutionally mandated to review the law and facts. La. Const. art. 5, § 10 (B). Accordingly, an appellate court must review the record to determine if the trial court was clearly wrong in its factual findings. State in the Interest of L.C. , 96-2511, p. 3 (La. App. 1 Cir. 6/20/97), 696 So.2d 668 , 670 ; Interest of D.M. , 97-0628 at p. 4, 704 So.2d at 789 -90 .”

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