State v. L. P. L. O.

In this juvenile dependency case, petitioner L. P. L. O. had petitioned the juvenile court to take dependency jurisdiction over him when he was 17 years old. The juvenile court refused to take jurisdiction and entered a judgment dismissing petitioner’s petition. After entry of that judgment, but before filing his appeal, petitioner turned 18 years old. On appeal, petitioner argues that the juvenile court could not decline to take jurisdiction over him because, based on the court’s findings, he was within the court’s dependency jurisdiction as a matter of law. The state does not dispute the…