Contrary to appellant's contention, there is no authority either statutory or judicial, for the proposition that a juvenile delinquency petition is jurisdictionally defective for no other reason except that it is supported only by the deposition of a complainant less than 12 years old. Although appellant contends that the petition or deposition itself must demonstrate the competency of the deponent to make a sworn statement, that argument was recently rejected in Matter...
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