C.L.Y. v. State

BOLIN, Justice.1

On September 24, 2002, C.L.Y. was adjudicated delinquent on the underlying charge of first-degree sexual abuse, a violation of § 13A-6-66(a)(1), Ala.Code 1975. The juvenile court ordered C.L.Y. committed to the custody of the Department of Youth Services. C.L.Y. appealed the adjudication of delinquency. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the judgment of the juvenile court. C.L.Y. v. State, 928 So.2d 1047 (Ala.Crim.App.2003). We granted certiorari review to consider two issues: 1) whether an appellate court is limited to evidence presented before trial in determining…