R.J.G. v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

We hold that a juvenile court may order a commitment to the Department of Correction and, in the same order, provide for probation following release from the Department of Correction.

Facts and Procedural History

RJ.G. was fifteen years old in the spring of 2007. On May 21, after selling marijuana to a friend, R.J.G. pointed a gun at his customer. The gun accidentally discharged, shooting the friend in the mouth *805and severely injuring him. A search of R.J.G.'s bedroom uncovered drug paraphernalia and a safe containing two guns, cash, a scale, and thirty-four grams of marijuana.

The…