In the Interest of K. A. F.

The evidence supported the juvenile's delinquency adjudication for entering an automobile with the intent to commit a theft or felony because the victim testified that the juvenile and another man were running from the scene carrying her purse.

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K. A. F. was adjudicated delinquent in the Juvenile Court of Chatham County based on a petition alleging that he entered an automobile with the intent to commit a theft or felony.1 On appeal, K. A. F. argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his delinquency adjudication. We affirm for the reasons that follow. “On appeal from a delinquency adjudication, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to support the juvenile court’s findings and judgment. Because it is the juvenile court’s role to resolve conflicts in the evidence, we do not weigh the evidence, but merely evaluate its sufficiency.”2

So viewed, the evidence presented to the juvenile court shows that on August 14, 2010, Jacquelyn McDonald, accompanied by her child and husband, parked her car and entered a local restaurant to place a take-out order. While she waited on her order, K. A. F., whom McDonald recognized from the neighborhood, entered the restaurant, looked at her, and then exited. K. A. F. soon re-entered the restaurant, this time standing between McDonald and her vehicle. As McDonald prepared to leave, a woman entered the restaurant to tell her that someone was breaking into McDonald’s car. McDonald saw K. A. F. and another male run away from the area with her purse and jump over a chain link fence; the window of McDonald’s vehicle had been smashed. McDonald gave the responding officers a physical description of K. A. F.’s hair style and clothing, which he was still wearing when police confronted him 15 minutes later. When McDonald’s purse was found in a nearby shed, $340 was missing.

In the Interest of K. A. F.

The evidence supported the juvenile's delinquency adjudication for entering an automobile with the intent to commit a theft or felony because the victim testified that the juvenile and another man were running from the scene carrying her purse.

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