In the Interest of Darlene C.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Harwell, Justice:
This is an appeal from a juvenile proceeding in Family Court. Appellant alleges the court erred in adjudicating her delinquent and committing her to the Department of Youth Services for an indeterminate period not exceeding her twenty-first birthday. We remand for resentencing.
During oral argument appellant’s counsel stated that appellant served several months in the detention center and is presently on probation. Normally, this would render the case moot, but we find the issue raised is “capable of repetition but evading review” and, therefore, take jurisdiction. Roe v.…
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