In Re the Welfare of D.D.N.

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Following adjudication and disposition on a delinquency petition accusing appellant D.D.N. of a burglary offense, he challenges a pretrial determination that he is competent to proceed in the case, contending that his mental handicap prevents necessary assistance to his attorney and involves some superficiality in' his understanding of the proceedings. The prosecutor’s response includes the argument that delinquency proceedings may proceed against a child “when an adult with the same abilities would be considered incompetent to stand trial.” Although the prosecutor’s…