In re J.R.T.

J.R.T. appeals the order denying his petition for post-conviction relief entered in the Youth Court for the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County. We affirm.

We restate the sole issue as:

Did the Youth Court err in denying J.R.T.’s petition for post-conviction relief?

In August 1990, J.R.T. was involved in a physical altercation with another youth, R.E., in Helena, Montana. During the affray, R.E. suffered a broken jaw and several lacerations. As a result of the injuries to R.E., a petition was filed alleging J.R.T. was a delinquent youth for having committed the offense of aggravated…