Can A Judge Do This?

[artrice]

On or about March 21, 2010 I was accused of and charged with Theft Of Property and seeing as though I was on probation at that time also with Violation Of Probation. It was the Sunday of Spring break and the Play Cast had been at practice. The SRO showed me, my mom, and the Drama teacher of the school that was in charge of the play(also the one whom's Iphone estimated at approx. $500 had gone missing) the viseo surveillance clips that at no time showed me with the Iphone in my possession. There was no sufficient evidence linking me to the crime, neither were there anyone in the cast that said they saw the Iphone that day. The SRO told me that the student director said that all fingers are pointed at me because I am the newest of the drama club. When we went to court on May 10,2010 when the juvenille court judge was presented with the "evidence" of the surveillence clips and after he had listened to the drama teacher's, mine, and the SRO's testimonies and questioning by the DA and my attorney midway through the case my attorney stood up and requested the case be dismissed due to lack of sufficient evidence. The judge then said "that's not going to happen" and we continued the case. When all was said and done he entered a cnviction for theft of property. My attorney said he would file for an appeal 5 days ago and I am wondering if a judge could actually enter for a conviction with a lack of sufficient evidence. And if so, what will happen at the appeal?

 

[cbg]

Just because your attorney claims there is a lack of sufficient evidence doesn't make it true, or mean the judge agrees.

 

[cyjeff]

Apparently, the judge didn't agree with you that there was a lack of evidence.

 

[CJane]

Apparently, the judge didn't agree with you that there was a lack of evidence.

Yeah, I'm betting that the judge didn't say "There's really a lack of sufficient evidence in this case, but I need another conviction on my "account" this month, so... GUILTY!"