In the Interest of R. W.

The victim's and witnesses' testimony was sufficient for the trial court to have found that the juvenile intended to threaten the victim when he said that he had a gun.

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The juvenile court adjudicated R. W. delinquent for acts which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crimes of terroristic threats and pointing a gun at another person. R. W. argues on appeal that the evidence presented at the hearing was insufficient to support the adjudication of delinquency, but for the reasons that follow, we affirm. When a juvenile is charged with acts that would constitute crimes if committed by an adult, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the juvenile committed the acts. In the Interest of E.D.F. , 243 Ga. App. 68 1 532 SE2d 424 2000. The juvenile court judge weighs the evidence and resolves any conflicts in the evidence, and the appellate courts view the evidence in the light most favorable to the juvenile court’s findings and judgment, determining only whether a rational trier of fact could have found that R. W. committed the acts charged in the delinquency petition. In the Interest of D. D. , 287 Ga. App. 512 651 SE2d 817 2007.

The State alleged in its delinquency petition that R. W. committed two counts of aggravated assaulted with a deadly weapon by pointing a handgun at two people and threatening to shoot them. The State also alleged that R. W. committed two counts of terroristic threats by threatening to shoot the same two people “with the purpose of terrorizing them with reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror.” A witness testified at the hearing that she approached R. W. on the street and asked him why he had robbed her brother. In response, R. W. pulled out a silver gun and pointed it at the witness and her child while denying he robbed her brother. The witness testified she was afraid because she had her little girl with her.

In the Interest of R. W.

The victim's and witnesses' testimony was sufficient for the trial court to have found that the juvenile intended to threaten the victim when he said that he had a gun.

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