State v. J.V.

¶1 — Sixteen-year-old J.V. opted into juvenile treatment court after being charged with assault and taking a motor vehicle. He was later terminated from the program, and the court imposed a manifest injustice disposition. J.V. challenges the disposition, contending (1) he was denied due process because the treatment court contract did not notify him of the possibility of a disposition above the standard range, (2) the record does not support the seven aggravating factors relied upon, and (3) the sentence was excessive.

¶2 We hold that due process does not require a treatment court contract to…