Buck v. State

¶ 12. With appropriate respect for the opinion of my colleagues in the majority, I am compelled to dissent on the issue of whether Buck received effective assistance of counsel in the Youth Court of Warren County. I believe that Buck was poorly and constitutionally ineffectively served by her attorney.

¶ 13. Pursuant to Section 43-21-151(1) Mississippi Code Annotated, the youth court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all proceedings concerning a delinquent child,1 except:(a) Any act attempted or committed by a child, which if committed by an adult would be punishable under state or…