Anderson v. M.C.H.

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] M.C.H. appealed from a juvenile court order finding him delinquent and ordering probation and rehabilitation. Because the criminal capacity of children between the ages of seven and fourteen has been declared by statute, we conclude juveniles between the ages of seven and fourteen have no common law right to a presumption of incapacity to commit a crime, and affirm the juvenile court’s order.

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[¶ 2] M.C.H. allegedly took a vehicle belonging to his father’s neighbor, operated the vehicle, and crashed it into vehicles parked at a neighboring residence. M.C.H. was found…