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In the Interest of J. A. F.

The state's correction of an obvious clerical error in its delinquency petition did not rise to the level of an amendment to the petition, which would have mandated a continuance.

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This appeal from a juvenile court adjudication of delinquency challenges a change made to the petition charging delinquency and the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the court’s finding of delinquency. The challenges are without merit, so we affirm the judgment of the juvenile court. In January 2000, 13-year-old J. A. F. was adjudicated delinquent for simple assault, and in June of that year he committed a simple battery. In February 2002, the juvenile court adjudicated him delinquent for violating his probation. In an order designated as Case No. 028-01J-1604, the court again placed J. A. F. on probation with various terms and conditions. Among those terms and conditions, the court ordered that J. A. F. attend school regularly and have no unexcused absences from school.

On October 15, 2002, J. A. F.’s probation officer filed a complaint alleging that J. A. F. had violated the school attendance conditions of probation set forth in Case No. 028-01J-1604. Based on that complaint, a formal petition charging J. A. F. with delinquency was filed in the juvenile court. The petition alleged that J. A. F. had violated the terms of his probation because he had been suspended and thus had failed to attend school from September 12, 2002 to October 15, 2002. In setting forth the allegations, the petition incorrectly identified the prior order of probation as Case No. 028-01J-01609, as opposed to the correct number of 028-01J-1604.

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