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IN RE L.M.

No. 96,197.

186 P.3d 164 (2008)

In the Matter of L.M.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

June 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Shipp, of Kansas Legal Services, of Garden City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Stephen R. McAllister, solicitor general, argued the cause, and Lara Blake Bors, assistant county attorney, John P. Wheeler, Jr., county attorney, and Paul J. Morrison, attorney general, were with him on the briefs for appellee.

Marsha L. Levick, Jessica R. Feierman, and Riya S. Shah, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were on the brief for amicus curiae Juvenile Law Center.

David Lowden, assistant district attorney, and Boyd K. Isherwood, assistant district attorney, of Wichita, were on the brief for amicus curiae Kansas County and District Attorneys Association.

The opinion of the court was delivered by ROSEN, J.:

L.M. seeks review of the Court of Appeals decision affirming his juvenile adjudication for aggravated sexual battery and being a minor in possession of alcohol. L.M. claims that he should have received a jury trial and argues that sweeping changes to juvenile justice procedures in Kansas since 1984 merit renewed scrutiny under applicable constitutional protections.

Sixteen-year-old L.M. was charged and prosecuted...

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