Court Opinion

ID: 9668343
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 02:10:00.555058+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:44.768610
License: Public Domain

KELLER, J.,
filed a concurring opinion in which McCORMICK, P. J. and JOHNSON, J., joined.
Sec. 54.02(d) requires the juvenile court to order “a complete diagnostic study, social evaluation, and full investigation of the child, his circumstances, and the circumstances of the alleged offense” prior to a transfer hearing. Appellant’s ground for review asks, “Must defense counsel be given advance notice of a psychological examination of a juvenile which is to be used later by the state in its case against the juvenile in adult charges?” The majority assumes that notice was not given, and then focuses on the second part of the ground for review, discussing matters other than the question of notice. I would hold that counsel is given advance notice of the exam by virtue of the fact that the examination is statutorily required. Once the transfer petition was filed against appellant, his counsel was on notice that if he *757needed to advise his client, he had better do so.
I concur in the Court’s judgment.