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gave conflicting stories about the reason he was out. A search of the area where Mikolajczyk originally spotted appellant revealed a screwdriver set with one bit removed. The bit, along with the driver, was on the curb. When Mikolajczyk asked appellant what he was doing with the tools, appellant shrugged his head, lowered it, and said, "I don't know," but did not deny possession of the set. From this evidence, a rational trier of fact could reasonably infer that appellant committed the charged offense. See NRS 205.080; Palmer v. State, 112 Nev. 763, 768-69, 920 P.2d 112, 115 (1996) (discussing actual and constructive possession); Glispey v. Sheriff, 89 Nev. 221, 223-24, 510 P.2d 623, 624 (1973); cf. Buchanan v. State, 119 Nev. 201, 217, 69 P.3d 694, 705 (2003) (circumstantial evidence alone may sustain a conviction). Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the juvenile court AFFIRMED.
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cc: Hon. William 0. Voy, District Judge, Family Court Division Clark County Public Defender Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney/Juvenile Division Eighth District Court Clerk
SUPREME COURT
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