State v. Lown

66 P.3d 660 (2003)

STATE of Washington, Appellant,

v.

Marie A. LOWN, Respondent.

No. 21217-3-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel One.

April 10, 2003.

Edward N. Stevenson, Wenatchee, WA, for Appellant.

Dale M. Foreman, Wenatchee, WA, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, J.

At the discretion of the juvenile court, a violation of the terms of community service may be deemed a violation of the conditions of deferred disposition. The dispositive question here is whether the Juvenile Justice Act of 1977 endows juvenile court commissioners with the discretion to find that a juvenile's drug use is a "de…