B.H. v. COMMONWEALTH

2013-SC-000254-DG.

494 S.W.3d 467 (2016)

B.H., a child under eighteen, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

MODIFIED: APRIL 13, 2016.

As Modified on Rehearing: August 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT: Jonathan Lee Wampler , Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, 100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 302, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: Andy Beshear , Attorney General, Gregory C. Fuchs , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-8204.

COUNSEL FOR AMICUS CURIAE, JUVENILE LAW CENTER; AND CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER: Rebecca Ballard Diloreto , Children's Law Center, Inc., 1555 Georgetown Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40511, Marsha L. Levick , Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia Building, 1315 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.


OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE NOBLE

The juvenile Appellant in this case, "Bill,"1 was charged with multiple public offenses based on his sexual conduct with his also-underage girlfriend, who was not charged. He entered an unconditional admission to amended charges, and the district court entered an adjudication finding that he committed the alleged conduct. After disposition of his case, he appealed to the circuit court, which affirmed...

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