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Court Discusses Continuance of Juvenile Hearing as Defendant’s Criminal Jury Date Nears
Summary
At a pretrial hearing, the presiding judge and attorneys discussed continuing a juvenile adjudicatory hearing until after a related criminal jury trial set for Oct. 17 and explored dismissal-and-refile options while noting a six-month hearing deadline tied to the April 22, 2025 petition date.
Presiding Judge said the court was “on record for a pretrial on this matter” and asked participants to identify themselves as the panel considered whether to continue a juvenile adjudicatory hearing until after the defendant’s pending criminal jury trial.
The discussion matters because the petition in the juvenile case was filed April 22, 2025, and the court noted it is “under the obligation to conduct the hearing within 6 months because there's no formal removal,” placing the six-month deadline within roughly 30 days of this pretrial session.
Michael McFarland, attorney for Dustin Smith, told the court Smith “actually has a jury trial and criminal case scheduled for October…
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