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In the Interest of G. Q.

Proving that a crime took place within a city without also proving that the city is entirely within a county does not establish venue.

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On appeal from the juvenile court’s adjudication of delinquency for battery, theft by receiving stolen property, and other crimes, the child G. Q. argues that the evidence was insufficient as to venue and that the juvenile court erred when it sentenced him as a designated felon. We reverse because the evidence was insufficient as to venue. “On appeal, we view the evidence from an adjudicatory hearing in the light most favorable to the prosecution to determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the juvenile committed the acts charged. The evidence is examined under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia , with all reasonable inferences construed in favor of the juvenile court’s findings.” Citations omitted. In the Interest of M. F. , 276 Ga. App. 402, 402-403 1 623 SE2d 234 2005.

So viewed, the record shows that on December 12, 2010, after smoking marijuana, G. Q. battered his mother and stole her jewelry from their home at “601 Lafayette Street, Hahira, Georgia.” A City of Hahira police officer responded and, after a struggle, arrested G. Q. at the scene. The jewelry was recovered from a pawn shop at a local mall. G. Q. was charged with the offenses of family violence battery, felony obstruction, and possession of marijuana. After a hearing, the juvenile court found G. Q. delinquent and ordered him into the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

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