In Re: B.R.

This case arises from juvenile proceedings concerning the then minor child B.R. The Juvenile Court for Knox County (“the Juvenile Court”) found B.R. to be an unruly child. B.R. filed a Petition to Vacate Orders and to Dismiss (“Petition to Vacate”) regarding the order finding B.R. to be an unruly child. The Juvenile Court denied the Petition to Vacate. B.R. appealed to the Circuit Court for Knox County, Fourth Circuit (“the Circuit Court”). The State of Tennessee (“the State”) moved to dismiss the appeal arguing the appeal was untimely. The Circuit Court granted the State’s motion to dismiss. B.R. appeals to this Court, arguing that the Circuit Court should have heard B.R.’s appeal from Juvenile Court. We hold that the Circuit Court erred in granting the State’s motion to dismiss B.R.’s appeal of the Juvenile Court’s order denying B.R.’s Petition to Vacate. We reverse the judgment of the Circuit Court.