PEOPLE IN THE INTEREST OF D. L. E.

No. 28462.

614 P.2d 873 (1980)

People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellee, In the Interest of D. L. E., a Child, Appellant, and concerning, J. E., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reams & Kaye, Bruce J. Kaye, Grand Junction, for petitioner-appellee.

Jerry W. Uhrlaub, William M. Kane, Grand Junction, for appellant.


ERICKSON, Justice.

Acting in its capacity as a juvenile court, the district court adjudicated D.L.E., who was twelve years old, a "dependent child" under section 19-1-103(20)(d)-(e), C.R.S. 1973 (now in 1978 Repl. Vol. 8). The court held a dispositional hearing the same day, and awarded the Mesa County Department of Social Services legal custody of D.L.E. with directions to arrange for medical treatment. D.L.E. appeals and we reverse.

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