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IN RE KNOX

532 P.2d 245 (1975)

In the matter of KNOX, Ronald LaVerne, Also Known As Ronald LaVerne Downing, a Minor Child. State of Oregon ex rel. Juvenile Department of Multnomah County, Appellant, v. Ronald LaVerne Knox, Aka Ronald LaVerne Downing, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 3, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Nancy Snow Kaza, Family Law Center — Legal Aid Service, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FOLEY and LEE, JJ.

SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the prohibition against double jeopardy contained in the United States and Oregon Constitutions1 applies in juvenile proceedings. The question arose in the following way.

In a petition filed June 12, 1974, in juvenile court, Knox was accused of attempted rape, in violation of ORS 163.375.2 At the commencement...

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