Court Opinion

ID: 9660444
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 22:13:46.29136+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:19.534665
License: Public Domain

HARRIS, Justice
(concurring).
I agree that Mark’s commitment at the training school should continue, but not alone because of the gravity of his crime. Notwithstanding its crucial importance, the seriousness of a crime committed by a child is only one factor involved in juvenile court dispositions. It should not by itself control the outcome.
I concur because I think continuing commitment is necessary for Mark’s rehabilitation. The record indicates he has not adequately come to terms with the enormity of his crime and, perhaps for that reason, has not yet established the values required for citizenship. For his own good, Mark needs more time in the training school.
I concur in the result.