State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. Bishop

Child was determined to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for acts which, if committed by an adult, would constitute first degree rape. ORS 163.375(l)(b); ORS 419.476(l)(a). The issue is whether the court erred in denying child’s motion for alternative disposition.

Before the jurisdictional proceeding, child’s attorney filed a motion to dispose of the case without criminal prosecution, seeking to have the case resolved by some alternative means, such as an informal disposition agreement, ORS 419.635, amendment of the petition so that it would only allege dependency, conditional…