In re Dontavis K.W.

Case Number
E2014-01285-COA-R3-JV

Dontavis K.W. (“Defendant”) appeals the order of the Criminal Court for Hamilton County (“the Criminal Court”) committing him to the custody of the Department of Children’s Services (“DCS”) for an indefinite term based upon findings of delinquency and violation of probation. We find and hold that pursuant to Tenn. R. Juv. P. 35 and Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 37-1-131(a)(4) and 37-1-137(a)(1)(A) the Criminal Court did not err in the probation revocation proceeding when it ordered a disposition which would have been permissible in the original delinquency proceeding. We, therefore, affirm.

Authoring Judge
Judge D. Michael Swiney
Originating Judge
Judge Don W. Poole
Case Name
In re Dontavis K.W.
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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