C.L.Y. v. State

For the reasons below, I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to affirm the appellant’s adjudication as delinquent and his placement into the custody of the Alabama Department of Youth Services (“DYS”).

Introduction

On September 24, 2002, C.L.Y.4 was adjudicated delinquent on the underlying charge of first-degree sexual abuse and was placed in custody to await sentencing. On October 9, 2002, the juvenile court committed C.L.Y. to the State treatment program administered by DYS. This appeal followed.

The facts underlying this case indicate that family members gave various accounts of…