Clark v. State

The case upon which this appeal is based was commenced by a verified petition filed on August 5, 1983, in the office of the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Cullman County. The petitioner alleged that James Edward Clark was "delinquent . . ." in that he had committed a crime in violation of a specified section of the Code of Alabama. On September 23, 1983, the Juvenile Court of Cullman County rendered an order as follows:

"This cause coming on to be heard, and the above-named child being present in Court with his parents, Martin and Mae Clark, his appointed attorney, Honorable Dan J. Willingham,…