State v. WILLIAM T.

William T., 1 a juvenile, appeals from an order of the Juvenile Court of Wood County, adjudicating him a delinquent, Code, 49-5-1, for committing petit larceny, which would be a crime if committed by an adult.

The appellant was charged by a juvenile petition that stated in part:

The above-named child, WILLIAM [T.], on or about the 28th day of May 1983, in Wood County, West Virginia, one (1) Rá-palo Fillet knife, of the value of $6.89, of the goods, chattels, effects and property of Hart’s Department Store, then and there being found, then and there unlawfully did steal, take and carry away,…