State v. A.N.J.

¶48 (concurring) — Twelve-year-old A.N.J. was charged by information on June 30, 2004, with first degree child molestation for having sexual contact with a six-year-old neighbor. Clerk’s Papers (CP) at 1. Douglas Anderson was appointed by Grant County to represent A.N.J. in juvenile court in connection with the charge.19 CP at 2. Anderson met with A.N.J. on at least three and as many as five occasions prior to A.N.J.’s entry of a plea of guilty on September 21, 2004. CP at 163, 176-77, 200. A.N.J.’s parents were both present during these meetings to participate in the discussion and to help…