State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Leach

Having found that youth violated a term of his probation, the trial court committed him to the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) for placement at a youth correctional facility. On appeal, youth argues that we must remand for a new disposition1 because the trial court violated his right to be present at the dispositional proceeding and to allocute under Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution. Because those rights do not apply at the dispositional phase of juvenile proceedings, we affirm.

In October 2003, youth was found to be within the jurisdiction of the Umatilla County…