W.R.S. v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

W.R.S. challenges his incarceration both before and after he was found to have violated his probation by missing school. Specifically, W.R.S. argues that the juvenile court could not detain him in a secure facility pending his fact-finding hearing because he was only alleged to have committed a "status offense." W.R.S. also argues that the juvenile court could not commit him to the Department of Correction (D.0.C.) after it found he was a repeat truant because the court did not follow the proper procedure. We find that the juvenile court erred in detaining…