LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE

I truly wonder how the legislature is going to respond. Personally I prefer that the juvenile system be reformed and return to a parens patrie approach. The court should be more paternalistic. I also hope that the language of the statute where it basically "used to say" that no order of the court should be construed to be a "criminal act" or conviction be returned/reinstated, and that Lamunyon and Hitt is reversed by legislation. If this doesn't happen then the right to trial by jury should always exist!

All Comments Welcome

I welcome any comment or insight that anyone has on this topic, especially how you have used the arguments or how you plan on using the arguments in this case in your state. I may be posting other items of interest at a later date.

Paul Shipp, Kansas Legal Services