In re M.S.

GEER, Judge.

The juvenile M.S. appeals from the trial court’s orders adjudicating him delinquent and placing him on probation for 12 months. On appeal, the juvenile contends the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the juvenile petitions, which failed to name the alleged victims of the charged offenses, were fatally defective. We agree that the State was required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-144.2(b) (2007) to name the alleged victims in the juvenile petitions and, therefore, vacate the trial court’s orders.

Facts

On 25 and 30 January 2008, the State filed four juvenile petitions…