In re the Welfare of R.L.A.

SPECIAL TERM OPINION

WOZNIAK, Chief Judge.

FACTS

R.L.A. has appealed an order adjudicating him to be delinquent. He moves this court to stay any disposition order which may be entered pending appeal.

DECISION

Unlike criminal cases, where an appeal prior to sentencing is premature, Minn.R. Crim.P. 28.02, subd. 2(1), an immediate appeal may be taken from a juvenile court order adjudicating delinquency. Minn.Stat. § 260.291, subd. 1 (1986). The juvenile court order remains in effect pending appeal, unless the appellate court, in its discretion and upon application, determines that a stay is…