In Re Maricopa County Appeal

HAIRE, Judge.

This appeal from an order entered in a juvenile proceeding in the Superior Court requires the Court to determine the conditions under which a juvenile court judge may order a mentally retarded delinquent juvenile committed to the State Department of Mental Retardation for placement in one of its training centers.

Counsel for the State Department of Mental Retardation (SDMR) contends that such commitment can only be made when all statutory conditions normally prerequisite to voluntary admission to SDMR institutions have been complied with or have occurred. On the other hand,…