In the Interest of I. C.

The juvenile shot his BB gun at a family and the doctrine of transferred intent ensured that the juvenile's original intent transferred to the victim.

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Following a bench trial and dispositional hearing, the juvenile court adjudicated fifteen-year old I. C. delinquent based upon his commission of aggravated assault1 and determined that he was in need of restrictive custody with 30 months of confinement in a youth detention center.2 I. C. appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the adjudication and that the juvenile court abused its discretion in imposing restrictive custody. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. 1. I. C. first contends that the trial evidence was insufficient to establish his delinquency based upon his commission of aggravated assault. We disagree. 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. In the Interest of C.M. , 290 Ga. App. 788, 789 1 661 SE2d 598 2008. Our determination is made in accordance with the standard set forth in Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979, and we neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. In the Interest of A.A. , 293 Ga. App. 827, 828 668 SE2d 323 2008.

So viewed, the evidence at trial showed that on April 19, 2008, I. C. and a group of his five friends were riding in a car together in the area of a local park. As the car approached the location where the eight-year old victim and her family were standing on the sidewalk, I. C. pulled out a BB gun and told his friends, “Hey, guys, watch this.” I. C. then aimed the gun out the window and fired several shots in the direction of the victim and her family. After the shooting, the victim’s father saw the victim crying and bleeding from her head. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to her head, which she described as being painful and requiring medical treatment and stitches.

In the Interest of I. C.

The juvenile shot his BB gun at a family and the doctrine of transferred intent ensured that the juvenile's original intent transferred to the victim.

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