IN THE INTEREST OF WASHINGTON

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275 S.C. 409 (1980)

272 S.E.2d 34

In the Interest of Willie Lee WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

November 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Staff Atty. David W. Carpenter, of S.C. Commission of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod, Asst. Atty. Gen. Brian P. Gibbes and Staff Atty. Lindy Pike Funkhouser, Columbia, and Sol. J. DuPre Miller, Bennettsville, for respondent.


November 10, 1980.

LEWIS, Chief Justice:

Appellant, a minor, was adjudged a delinquent by the Family Court because of the alleged larceny of a bicycle and has appealed. We find the evidence insufficient to sustain the conviction and reverse. The facts are undisputed.

Appellant rode the bicycle in question to the prosecuting witness' store. While the youth was in the store, the witness thought that he recognized the bike as one of two that had been...

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