State v. Patterson

This appeal is from a juvenile court judgment on a murder charge contained in a juvenile court petition and order of commitment to the Corrections Division for placement in MacLaren School for Boys made on May 11, 1970. The record before us shows three petitions, alleging Michael Patterson to be within the jurisdiction of the court, which were filed pursuant to ORS 419.476 (1) (a). The first, filed March 13, 1970, alleged that the 15-year-old boy had committed burglary in a dwelling and grand larceny. The second, filed March 17, 1970, alleged that he had committed murder in the first degree.…