In Matter of Dennis, 2006-A-0040 (5-18-2007)

{¶ 37} The majority reverses appellant, Phillip Dennis', delinquency adjudication on the grounds that a guardian ad litem should have been appointed for him. This result is not mandated by the case law pertinent to this issue. The majority obviously disagrees with the juvenile court's failure to appoint Dennis a guardian ad litem. Under the circumstances of this case, however, that decision was well within the juvenile court's discretion. Under the applicable deferential standard of review, the juvenile court's decision should be affirmed.

{¶ 38} The Revised Code provides as follows: "The…