In re J.U.
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The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals vacating an adjudication of J.U. for simple assault and battery, holding that the juvenile petition supported each element of misdemeanor sexual battery.
The State filed a juvenile petition alleging that J.U. committed simple assault and battery. The district court adjudicated J.U. delinquent for simple assault and battery and entered a Level II disposition order. The court of appeals vacated the lower court's adjudication order in part and the disposition order in its entirety, concluding that the juvenile petition was "fatally defective" and failed to invoke the trial court's jurisdiction over the petition. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the petition complied with statutory pleading standards and that no other jurisdictional defect existed.
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