In the Interest of Terrence M.

Cureton, Judge:

Appellant, a juvenile, was adjudicated delinquent for the commission of second-degree arson, and committed to the custody of the South Carolina Department of Youth Services (DYS) for an indeterminate period not to exceed his twenty-first birthday. He appeals. We vacate the adjudication.

The preprinted juvenile petition charged the appellant with violation of S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-110 (1976). The petition did not specify a degree of arson, but it is undisputed that the charge was for second-degree arson, that being the willful and malicious burning of a dwelling house under S.C.…