C. L. T. v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant, a juvenile, was adjudicated delinquent following a hearing initiated by a petition alleging that he had committed the offense of simple assault.

1. Appellant first contends that the tried court erred in overruling his demurrer to the petition. In particular, appellant alleges that the petition was too vague and indefinite to adequately inform him of the charges against him and that, therefore, he was deprived of a reasonable opportunity to prepare his defense.

It has long been recognized that there must be scrupulous adherence to due process requirements in juvenile…