§10.58 Notice

• Library: Juvenile Law Deskbook (2021 Supp.)

B. (§10.58) Notice

Add the following paragraphs after the eighth paragraph in the original section:

In In re T.S.G., 322 S.W.3d 145 (Mo. App. E.D. 2010), the trial court found that the juvenile officer had not proven each and every element of the delinquency offense but amended the charge to a status offense at the conclusion of the evidence. The court found that this violated the juvenile’s right to notice as this was not a lesser included offense and the juvenile was never given an opportunity to...