In re J.S.
Annotate this CaseAfter J.S., a juvenile, injured an individual with a knife, the state police filed two petitions against J.S., including a petition alleging that J.S. was delinquent due to having committed an offense that, if committed by an adult, would constitute an assault with a dangerous weapon. The family court found J.S. delinquent for committing an assault with a dangerous weapon and placed him on probation. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that there was sufficient legally competent evidence to support (1) the trial justice’s finding that the State presented sufficient evidence to disprove J.S.’s defense of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) the trial justice’s adjudication of Respondent as delinquent for having committed an assault with a dangerous weapon.
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