In the Interest of Burnworth

PATTERSON, Justice:

Michael Wayne Burnworth, a minor, was adjudged delinquent by the Youth Court of Rankin County and committed to Oakley Training School until he reached the age of eighteen years. He appeals from this adjudication and commitment.

The petition filed against Burnworth alleged that he “did wilfully, unlawfully, fe-loniously, take, steal and carry away on the dates hereinafter mentioned the property hereinafter described: 8/23/72, a 1968 Ford Pickup; 8/25/72, a 1967 Mustang; on 8/28/72, a Malibu, all of a value of $2,000.00.”

The controlling issue before the Court is whether the…