A-18-0560, In re Interest of Ivanna E.
Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court, Judge Douglas F. Johnson
Attorney for Appellant: Anthony Hernandez, David Ceraso (Senior Certified Law Clerk) (Douglas County Attorney’s Office)
Attorney for Appellee: Katie L. Jadlowski (Douglas County Public Defender’s Office)
Juvenile Action: Dismissal for lack of evidence, Pleadings
Action Taken by Trial Court: The trial court found that the State did not prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the juvenile came within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. §43-247(3)(a) and dismissed the state’s petition.
Assignments of Error on Appeal: Did the juvenile court err in finding the State failed to meet its burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence that Ivanna was at risk of harm due to the faults and habits of Appellee? Did the juvenile court err in refusing to sustain the State’s motion to conform the pleadings to the evidence as applied in the forensic interview conducted with Ivanna?