Smith v. Jester

This case concerns the authority of the Josephine County Circuit Court to consider a petition for relief from a juvenile court adjudication. The Jackson County Juvenile Court 1 found petitioner to be within its jurisdiction for committing acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute several felony and misdmeanor offenses. The juvenile court placed petitioner in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority. On direct appeal, we affirmed the judgment of the juvenile court. State ex rel Juv. Dept. v. Smith, 185 Or App 197, 58 P3d 823 (2002), rev den, 335 Or 402 (2003).

Thereafter,…