TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
The State appeals the juvenile judge's order dismissing the State's case against G.G., a juvenile, based on a prior determination that G.G. was incompetent to proceed to trial. We find the juvenile judge's dismissal pursuant to La. Child. Code art. 876 an abuse of discretion in this matter, as no contradictory hearing was held wherein the juvenile judge determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the juvenile lacked the mental capacity...
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