M.C. v. State

The appellant appeals from a judgment of contempt. He contends that the juvenile court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the State’s contempt motion because, he argues, that court did not have jurisdiction to enter such an order.

The record reveals that the appellant was adjudged to be a delinquent child on November 1, 1989. He was under the age of 18 at the time he committed the offense for which he was adjudged delinquent. He was placed on probation and was required to pay court costs and restitution, to serve 100 hours of community service, and to attend highway intoxication school. On…