P.R.J. v. State

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

P.R.J. was committed to McLaughlin Youth Center after his probation was revoked. The state’s custody of P.R.J. was extended until two years after the disposition hearing. P.R.J. appeals, claiming that placement at McLaughlin was not the least restrictive alternative available' and arguing that the trial court could not extend its jurisdiction for the two-year period. We affirm.

P.R.J. was adjudicated delinquent on January 13, 1988. While disposition of that case was pending, P.R.J. ran away from the foster home where he had been staying. After the delinquency proceedings,…