In the Interest of K. G.

¶ 20. The majority finds no infirmity in the proceedings below and affirms the trial court’s finding of delinquency and commitment of K.G. to Columbia Training School. I cannot agree. The record in this case reveals, without a doubt, that K.G. did not get a fair and impartial hearing, and that the trial judge did not follow the mandatory statutory procedural safeguards before commencing the adjudicatory and disposi-tional hearings which resulted in K.G. being sentenced to the training school. Therefore, I dissent.

¶ 21. I will first discuss the statutory procedural guidelines for both the…