State ex rel. Juvenile Department of Multnomah County v. Eichler

In this juvenile court proceeding, the state appeals the dismissal of its delinquency petition and the court’s finding of jurisdiction on the basis of child’s admission to a dependency petition. ORS 419.476(1). The state argues that the juvenile court erred because it acted before the facts alleged in the delinquency petition were adjudicated and thus denied the state its day in court on the ultimate issues of the case. Whether the juvenile court had the authority to dismiss the petition is a question of law. See State ex rel Juv. Dept. v. Bishop, 110 Or App 503, 823 P2d 1012 (1992); State ex…