In Re the Welfare of D.T.P.

OPINION

GORDON W. SHUMAKER, Judge.

Appellant was adjudged delinquent on one count of misdemeanor theft after admitting that he had stolen an earring valued at $15 or less. The district court designated the theft as a misdemeanor because appellant had a prior misdemean- or contempt-of-court adjudication. The court ordered out-of-home placement for 7 to 11 days and stayed the disposition order pending appeal. Appellant challenges the disposition order, claiming that it is invalid because (1) the underlying offense was improperly enhanced on the basis of a void delinquency adjudication, and (2)…