In the Interest of C.L.C.

C.C., a minor, appeals from a juvenile court order adjudicating him to have committed the delinquent acts of carrying a weapon in violation of Iowa Code 724.4(1) (2009) and reckless use of a firearm in violation of section 724.30(4). He claims the juvenile court erred in denying his requests for a private investigator and depositions at the State’s expense and finding he committed the delinquent acts beyond a reasonable doubt. He additionally claims the district associate judge should have recused himself from the adjudicatory proceedings. We reverse and remand.

I. Background Facts and…