Juvenile Office Missouri Cases

T.G., a 15-year-old, appealed his adjudication in family court for the class A misdemeanor of illegally possessing a deer. The juvenile court found T.G. committed the misdemeanor by attempting to load a deer into a vehicle. The appellate court reversed, finding insufficient evidence to support the adjudication because the Juvenile Office failed to prove that T.G.'s actions violated specific conservation commission regulations.

B.O. appealed the circuit court's judgment finding he violated probation and committed property damage, which resulted in his commitment to the Division of Youth Services (DYS). B.O. contended the court erred by committing him without a dispositional hearing and by finding insufficient evidence for two counts of property damage. The appellate court affirmed the findings of property damage but reversed and remanded the case, holding that the circuit court erred by failing to conduct a mandatory dispositional hearing in compliance with juvenile rules.