In re J.P.

OPINION AND ORDER

Opinion for the majority of the Court by

Associate Justice ROBERT N. CLINTON

joined by Associate Justice PAUL S. BERMAN.

[1] This matter is before the Court on the timely Notice of Appeal of Appellant/Respondent, J.P.1 a minor child, from a final order of the Hopi Children’s Court issued August 1, 2008 in a juvenile proceeding finding the Respondent guilty of Homicide in violation of Hopi Tribal Ordinance 21 (“Ordinance 21”), Chapter III, Section 3.3.39. This Court possesses jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to Ordinance 21, Chapter 1, Section 1.2.5. For the reasons set…