In re E.W.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1461

Syllabus

Juvenile delinquency adjudication; manifest weight of the evidence; witness credibility; criminal damaging or endangering; R.C. 2909.06(A)(1); circumstantial evidence; burglary; R.C. 2929.12(A)(1); trespass; intent. Judgment affirmed. After reviewing the record, weighing the evidence and all reasonable inferences, and considering the credibility of witnesses, we are unable to conclude that the juvenile court clearly lost its way in resolving conflicts in evidence in the State's favor. Based on the record before us, we cannot say that the juvenile court, who was in the best position to determine credibility, created a manifest miscarriage of justice by finding a witness to be credible. Moreover, the juvenile court could properly conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that E.W. committed criminal damaging or endangering in violation of R.C. 2909.06(A)(1) and burglary in violation of R.C. 2911.12(A)(1). This is not the exceptional case in which the evidence weighed heavily against the juvenile's delinquency adjudication and required a new trial.