State v. Lown

At the discretion of the juvenile court, a violation of the terms of community service may be deemed a violation of the conditions of deferred disposition. The dispositive question here is whether the Juvenile Justice Act of 1977, chapter 13.40 RCW, endows juvenile court *405commissioners with the discretion to find that a juvenile’s drug use is a “de minimis violation” of the terms of community supervision and thereby to continue the deferred disposition. We conclude that it does and affirm.

FACTS

Marie A. Lown is a juvenile. She pleaded guilty to stealing a car, obstructing a law enforcement…