R.L.H. v. State

PARKS, Judge,

specially concurring:

Although I concur in the majority opinion, I am not unmindful of the potential for conflict that is present when a Department of Human Services employee proceeds to fulfill the critical role of loco parentis under 10 O.S.Supp.1986, § 1109(a). The facts present here, however, do >no more than raise “the possibility of conflict [which] is insufficient to impugn a criminal conviction.” Cuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335, 350, 100 S.Ct. 1708, 1719, 64 L.Ed.2d 333 (1980). While “it would always be best to have counsel present for minors of tender years before a…