In RE DMD (A MINOR) v. State

Challenged by this appeal is the issuance of a petition in a children’s court proceeding without a prior judicial determination of probable cause.1 In so doing, appellant (1) analogizes the issuance of the petition in juvenile proceedings with the issuance of an arrest warrant in an adult criminal case; (2) assumes that all rights given defendants in adult criminal trials must be provided to juveniles in children’s court proceedings; and (3) argues that issuance of a petition in a juvenile proceeding without a prior judicial determination of probable cause is constitutionally invalid. The…