In re Barber

Respondent, Lemmie Barber, appeals from a May 12, 1987, order entered by the Juvenile Division of the Wayne County Probate Court denying his petition for review of his commitment to the Department of Social Services. The petition for review was based upon the allegedly erroneous recommended disposition of respondent’s case by a hearing referee.

At the hearing on April 30, 1987, fifteen-year-old Lemmie Barber, a special education student, pled guilty to larceny under $100. Lemmie testified and admitted participating in the crime. He acknowledged that he was currently on probation for committing…