In re Christian W.

Respondent, age 14, was charged with 2 counts of attempted murder and related offenses in connection with shooting of 2 persons who were ambushed and shot in the head while sitting on a porch in the afternoon. One of the victims identified Respondent as the shooter. State's case rested entirely on testimony of that victim, whose significant discrepancies and inconsistencies in his testimony  compromised his credibility.Neither that victim's identification of Respondent nor his testimony about circumstances of interviews with police was supported by any corroborating evidence. Thus, State's evidence was so unsatisfactory as to justify reasonable doubt of Respondent's guilt. (McBRIDE and HOWSE, concurring.)