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PEOPLE IN INTEREST OF Y.C.

No. 20246.

570 N.W.2d 36 (1997)

1997 SD 126

The PEOPLE of the State of South Dakota, in the Interest of Y.C., Minor Child, And Concerning L.S. and V.C.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided November 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Abdallah, Lincoln County State's Attorney Canton, for petitioner and appellant State of South Dakota.

Terry G. Westergaard of May, Johnson, Doyle & Becker, Sioux Falls, for respondent and appellee Y.C.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] After conducting a juvenile transfer hearing and taking the decision under advisement, the circuit court "committed" the child for examination and successful completion of treatment at the Human Services Center. May a court place a child in a mental health treatment program before deciding whether to transfer the case to adult court? Our juvenile laws empower courts to order interim evaluations and medical care, but they are not authorized...

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