In the Interest of D. B.
In the Interest of D. B.
Opinion of the Court
A Chatham County juvenile court judge adjudicated D. B. delinquent for committing acts, which if committed by an adult, would have constituted two counts of aggravated assault with intent to rob, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (1). D. B. appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the adjudication of delinquency. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the findings and judgment of the juvenile court,
“Aggravated assault with intent to rob requires [both proof of] the [victim’s] reasonable apprehension of receiving bodily injury and proof of the [defendant’s] intent to rob.” (Punctuation and footnote omitted.) Adcock v. State, 279 Ga. App. 473, 475 (5) (b) (631 SE2d 494) (2006). The evidence adduced was sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that, when D. B. showed the brothers the pistol stuck in his pocket, he put them in reasonable apprehension of receiving an immediate bodily injury. See In the Interest of J. A. L., 284 Ga. App. 220, 221-222 (3) (644 SE2d 162) (2007). Further, the brothers’ testimony that D. B. or his companions demanded their money at the time of the assault proves that it was with the intent to rob and, therefore, supports the adjudication of delinquency for two counts of aggravated assault beyond a reasonable doubt. See Brown v. State, 281 Ga. App. 523, 525-526 (1) (b) (636 SE2d 709) (2006).
Judgment affirmed.
“When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence in a juvenile proceeding alleging delinquency, that view of the evidence most favorable to the State must be taken, for every presumption and every inference are in favor of the verdict or adjudication.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) In the Interest ofB. J. C., 281 Ga. App. 228 (635 SE2d 833) (2006). See also In the Interest of E. D. F., 243 Ga. App. 68 (1) (532 SE2d 424) (2000).
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