In Re Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. J-83341-S

OPINION

NELSON, Judge.

This appeal presents the question whether an appeal by the State to this Court from a juvenile court determination that appellee has not violated the terms of his juvenile probation is barred by the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Also raised is the question whether hearsay evidence may be introduced in juvenile probation revocation hearings, and whether such hearsay can form the basis for a revocation. Appellee juvenile was placed on juvenile probation in the fall of 1976. On July 27, 1977, a petition was filed charging…