Following a bench trial in juvenile court, C. P. was adjudicated delinquent after the court found that he had committed acts which, had he been an adult, would have supported convictions for possession of cocaine,1 participation in criminal street gang activity,2 theft by shoplifting,3 and carrying a concealed weapon.4 He appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of participation in criminal street gang activity. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. The standard of review for adjudications of juvenile delinquency is clear. In considering a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting an adjudication of delinquency, we construe the evidence and every inference from the evidence in favor of the juvenile court’s adjudication to determine if a reasonable finder of fact could have found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the juvenile committed the acts charged. Punctuation omitted. In the Interest of A. D. 5 See generally Jackson v. Virginia .6 “Thus, the standard of review on appeal in a case of adjudication of delinquency of a juvenile is the same as that for any criminal case.” Punctuation omitted. In the Interest of T. T. 7 “In reviewing such cases, we do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.” In the Interest of A. D. , supra, 282 Ga. App. at 587 1. See In the Interest of T. N. 8
So viewed, the record shows that on February 12, 2008, an assistant manager at a local Wal-Mart observed C. P. discard some merchandise packaging and noticed that he had a large bulge underneath his shirt. Suspecting that C. P. was shoplifting, the assistant manager confronted him and asked him to return the merchandise that he was attempting to conceal underneath his shirt. When C. P. refused, the assistant manager called the police. Shortly thereafter, a police officer arrived and asked C. P. to reveal what he was concealing underneath his shirt. As C. P. complied, the officer saw what appeared to be the handle of a handgun. Fearing that C. P. was carrying a weapon, the officer arrested him. After doing so, the officer discovered that the object underneath C. P.’s shirt was indeed a flare gun, which C. P. had shoplifted.
