                 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA

                                         No. COA 17-94

                                       Filed: 1 May 2018

Alexander County, No. 15JB31

IN THE MATTER OF: I.W.P.



       Appeal by juvenile-defendant from order entered 10 August 2016 by Judge

Deborah Brown in Alexander County District Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals

21 August 2017.


       Attorney General Joshua H. Stein, by Assistant Attorney General Janelle E.
       Varley, for the State.

       Appellate Defender Glenn Gerding, by Assistant Appellate Defender Amanda S.
       Zimmer, for the defendant-appellant juvenile.


       BERGER, Judge.


       Juvenile-defendant, I.W.P. (“Roy”),1 appeals from the trial court’s order

adjudicating him delinquent. Roy contends the trial court erred by (1) denying his

motion to dismiss; (2) failing to make proper findings of fact in the adjudication order;

(3) failing to make proper findings of fact in the dispositional order; (4) violating N.C.

Gen. Stat. § 7B-2501(c); and (5) ordering the chief court counselor to direct him to

complete community service. We dismiss in part, affirm in part, and remand in part.


       1   Pseudonyms are used throughout to protect the identity of the juveniles and for ease of
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                         Factual and Procedural Background

      On June 8, 2016, a group of students at East Alexander Middle School decided

to pull a fire alarm on the last day of school. Roy encouraged W.S. (“Wilson”) several

times to pull the fire alarm, which Wilson eventually did that afternoon. After the

alarm sounded, Roy, Wilson, and other students ran away. According to the School

Resource Officer, activation of the fire alarm resulted in “total chaos,” causing

children to be pushed and stepped on while attempting to exit the building. The

officer swore out juvenile petitions against Roy and Wilson for disorderly conduct.

      On August 10, 2016, an adjudication hearing was held in Alexander County

District Court.   Wilson testified that Roy and another student asked him four

different times during at least two classes to pull the fire alarm. Around noon, Wilson

pulled the fire alarm.

      At the close of State’s evidence, Roy made a motion to dismiss the charge based

upon insufficiency of the evidence. The trial court denied his motion to dismiss. Roy

decided to put on evidence and testified in his own defense, denying that he

encouraged or forced Wilson to pull the fire alarm. Roy did not renew his motion to

dismiss at the close of all of the evidence.

      Roy, who was already on juvenile probation, was adjudicated delinquent by the

trial court. At disposition, the trial court continued Roy’s prior probationary period,

and entered a new dispositional order directing him to complete counseling; follow



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the counselor’s recommendations; comply with a curfew set by his parents or

counselor; not associate with anyone or be in any place deemed inappropriate by his

parents or counselor; not violate any laws or rules at home; attend school on a regular

basis; not possess any controlled substances, alcoholic beverages, or weapons; submit

to random drug testing; and perform fifty hours of community service. The trial court

also ordered a new probationary period for twelve months from August 10, 2016. The

trial court also entered a specific dispositional provision that Roy not associate,

assault, harass, or threaten Wilson because of a threat Roy had made. Roy entered

notice of appeal in open court.

                                       Analysis

I. Adjudication

      Roy contends the trial court erred at the adjudication hearing by failing to

grant his motion to dismiss at the close of the State’s case-in-chief, and by failing to

make sufficient findings of fact to prove he committed disorderly conduct. We affirm.

      A. Sufficiency of the Evidence

      When denying a motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, the “court must

determine whether there is substantial evidence (1) of each essential element of the

offense charged, and (2) of the juvenile[] being the perpetrator of such offense.” In re

K.C., 226 N.C. App. 452, 456, 742 S.E.2d 239, 242 (2013) (citation, quotation marks,

brackets, and ellipses omitted). “ ‘The evidence must be such that, when it is viewed



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in the light most favorable to the State, it is sufficient to raise more than a suspicion

or possibility of the respondent’s guilt.’ ” Id. (quoting In re Walker, 83 N.C. App. 46,

48, 348 S.E.2d 823, 824 (1986)). “If the evidence raises merely suspicion or conjecture

as to either the commission of the offense or the identity of the juvenile as the

perpetrator of it, the motion should be allowed.” In re R.D.L., 191 N.C. App. 526, 530-

31, 664 S.E.2d 71, 73-74 (2008) (citation, internal quotation marks, and brackets

omitted).

      A defendant must properly preserve issues at trial to permit appellate review.

For this court to review purported errors from a trial court’s denial of a motion to

dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence in criminal cases, a motion to dismiss must

be made either at the close of the State’s case, or at the close of all of the evidence.

N.C.R. App. P. 10(a)(3) (2017).

             If a defendant makes such a motion after the State has
             presented all its evidence and has rested its case and that
             motion is denied and the defendant then introduces
             evidence, defendant's motion for dismissal or judgment in
             case of nonsuit made at the close of State's evidence is
             waived. Such a waiver precludes the defendant from urging
             the denial of such motion as a ground for appeal.
                    A defendant may make a motion to dismiss the
             action, or for judgment as in case of nonsuit, at the
             conclusion of all the evidence, irrespective of whether
             defendant made an earlier such motion. If the motion at
             the close of all the evidence is denied, the defendant may
             urge as ground for appeal the denial of the motion made at
             the conclusion of all the evidence. However, if a defendant
             fails to move to dismiss the action, or for judgment as in
             case of nonsuit, at the close of all the evidence, defendant


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             may not challenge on appeal the sufficiency of the evidence
             to prove the crime charged.

Id. After putting on evidence, a “defendant may preserve [his] argument for appeal

only by renewing the motion at the close of all evidence.” In re Hodge, 153 N.C. App.

102, 107, 568 S.E.2d 878, 881, appeal dismissed and disc. review denied, 356 N.C.

613, 574 S.E.2d 681 (2002).

       Here, the trial court denied Roy’s motion to dismiss at the close of the State’s

evidence, finding the State had presented sufficient evidence of disorderly conduct

based on the testimony of the School Resource Officer and another student. Roy then

presented evidence, but failed to renew his motion to dismiss at the close of all

evidence. Thus, Roy failed to preserve this issue for appeal. See N.C.R. App. P.

10(a)(3). Roy concedes that his trial counsel did not renew the motion to dismiss at

the close of all the evidence, and he has waived appellate review of this assignment

of error.

       Roy does, however, request this Court to suspend appellate rules and review

his argument pursuant to Rule 2. This Court can hear issues not properly preserved

pursuant to Rule 2 in order “[t]o prevent manifest injustice to a party . . . upon

application of a party or upon its own initiative, and may order proceedings in

accordance with its directions.” N.C.R. App. P. 2 (2017). “The Supreme Court and

this Court have regularly invoked [Rule 2] in order to address challenges to the

sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction.” State v. Gayton-Barbosa, 197


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N.C. App. 129, 134, 676 S.E.2d 586, 590 (2009) (citation omitted). However, Rule 2

“should only be invoked rarely and in exceptional circumstances.” Id. at 134, 676

S.E.2d at 589 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted); see also Dogwood Dev.

& Mgmt. Co., LLC v. White Oak Transp. Co., 362 N.C. 191, 196, 657 S.E.2d 361, 364

(2008). Further, “precedent cannot create an automatic right to review via Rule 2.

Instead, whether an appellant has demonstrated that his matter is the rare case

meriting suspension of our appellate rules is always a discretionary determination to

be made on a case-by-case basis.” State v. Campbell, 369 N.C. 599, 603, 799 S.E.2d

600, 603 (2017).

      Notably, our Supreme Court stated invoking Rule 2 “must necessarily be made

in light of the specific circumstances of individual cases and parties, such as whether

substantial rights of an appellant are affected.” Id. at 603, 799 S.E.2d at 602 (citation

and quotation marks omitted); see also State v. Sanders, 312 N.C. 318, 320, 321 S.E.2d

836, 837 (1984); State v. Hart, 361 N.C. 309, 316, 644 S.E.2d 201, 205 (2007) (“Rule 2

‘expresses an obvious residual power possessed by any authoritative rule-making

body to suspend or vary operation of its published rules in specific cases where this is

necessary to accomplish a fundamental purpose of the rules.’ ”(quoting N.C.R. App. P.

2 drafting comm. comment. (1975)).

      Here, the State’s evidence tended to show Roy encouraged Wilson to pull the

fire alarm several times throughout the school day resulting in chaos on school



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grounds which endangered students. Roy’s actions “[d]isrupt[ed], disturb[ed] [and]

interfere[d] with the teaching of students . . . [and] disturb[ed] the peace, order or

discipline” at the middle school. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-288.4(6) (2017). Moreover, Roy

subsequently harassed Wilson about talking with law enforcement.

       Where there is sufficient evidence for each element of a criminal offense,

manifest injustice cannot exist and suspension of appellate rules is not justified. We

decline to invoke Rule 2 and dismiss Roy’s appeal on this issue.

       B. Adjudication Order

       Roy next contends the trial court did not make sufficient findings of fact to

sustain the delinquency adjudication of disorderly conduct. We disagree.

       The General Assembly has established that adjudication orders must contain

the following:

               If the court finds that the allegations in the petition have
               been proved as provided in G.S. 7B-2409,2 the court shall
               so state in a written order of adjudication, which shall
               include, but not be limited to, the date of the offense, the
               misdemeanor or felony classification of the offense, and the
               date of adjudication.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2411 (2017). Section 7B-2411 “does not specifically require that

an adjudication order contain appropriate findings of fact.” In re J.V.J., 209 N.C.

App. 737, 740, 707 S.E.2d 636, 638 (2011) (citation and internal quotation marks


       2 “The allegations of a petition alleging the juvenile is delinquent shall be proved beyond a
reasonable doubt. The allegations in a petition alleging undisciplined behavior shall be proved by
clear and convincing evidence.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2409 (2017).

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omitted). “Nevertheless, at a minimum, [S]ection 7B-2411 requires a court to state

in a written order that the allegations in the petition have been proved beyond a

reasonable doubt.” Id. (citation, internal quotation marks, and brackets omitted).

      The petition against Roy alleged that he was a delinquent juvenile by stating

that on June 8, 2016, he

             did unlawfully and intentionally disrupt, disturb or
             interfere with the teaching of students or engage in conduct
             that disturbed the peace, order or discipline at East
             Alexander Middle School, a public or private educational
             institution, or on the grounds adjacent thereto, by
             encouraging [a] student to pull the fire alarm[.]

      Consistent with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2411, the trial court found that, on June

8, 2016, Roy committed the offense of disorderly conduct and was a delinquent

juvenile by “encourage[ing] another student to pull the fire alarm on the last day of

class.” The trial court properly classified the offense as a Class 2 misdemeanor, and

concluded that Roy was a delinquent juvenile.

      The trial court’s adjudication order satisfied Section 7B-2411 because: (1)

disorderly conduct was identified as the type of offense; (2) June 8, 2016 was listed as

the date of the offense; and (3) July 15, 2016 was listed as the date the petition was

filed. Additionally, the adjudication order contained delinquency hearing as the type

of proceeding, the judge’s signature, and date and proof of filing. The adjudication

order also included a description of Roy’s specific conduct, and made the subsequent




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conclusion of law indicating delinquency. Therefore, the adjudication order had the

necessary requirements set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2411.

       The trial court did, however, make a clerical error by failing to mark the

appropriate box in the conclusion of law section of the pre-printed form portion of the

order to designate the offense as violent, serious, or minor.

       “A clerical error is an error resulting from a minor mistake or inadvertence,

especially in writing or copying something on the record, and not from judicial

reasoning or determination.” In re J.C., 235 N.C. App. 69, 73, 760 S.E.2d 778, 781

(2014), rev’d on other grounds, 368 N.C. 89, 772 S.E.2d 465 (2015) (citation and

quotation marks omitted). The discovery of a clerical error in the trial court’s order

requires this Court to “remand the case to the trial court for correction because of the

importance that the record speak the truth.” Id. (citation and internal quotation

marks omitted).

       As stated above, the trial court properly designated the offense as a Class 2

misdemeanor, but simply neglected to mark the appropriate box to again identify the

offense in the conclusion of law section. Accordingly, we remand for correction of this

clerical error.

II. Disposition

       Roy contends the dispositional order fails to comply with N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 7B-

2512(a) and 7B-2501(c). Specifically, Roy argues the trial court failed to consider the



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dispositional factors listed in Section 7B-2501(c), and the dispositional order as a

whole did not contain appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law. We agree.

      At a disposition hearing, the trial court shall enter a dispositional order that

seeks to “design an appropriate plan to meet the needs of the juvenile and to achieve

the objectives of the State in exercising jurisdiction, including the protection of the

public.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2500 (2017). The disposition should “(1) [p]romote[]

public safety; (2) [e]mphasize[] accountability and responsibility of both the parent,

guardian, or custodian and the juvenile for the juvenile’s conduct; and (3) [p]rovide[]

the appropriate consequences, treatment, training, and rehabilitation to assist the

juvenile toward becoming a nonoffending, responsible, and productive member of the

community.” Id.; see In re Brownlee, 301 N.C. 532, 551, 272 S.E.2d 861, 872-73 (1981).

      When entering a dispositional order, “the court may consider written reports

or other evidence concerning the needs of the juvenile. The court may consider any

evidence . . . that the court finds to be relevant, reliable, and necessary to determine

the needs of the juvenile and the most appropriate disposition.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-

2501(a) (2017).

      The trial court must comply with the following requirements when entering a

dispositional order:

             (a) The dispositional order shall be in writing and shall
             contain appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law.
             The court shall state with particularity, both orally and in
             the written order of disposition, the precise terms of the


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             disposition including the kind, duration, and the person
             who is responsible for carrying out the disposition and the
             person or agency in whom custody is vested.

             (b) The court shall include information at the time of
             issuing the dispositional order, either orally in court or in
             writing, on the expunction of juvenile records as provided
             for in G.S. 7B-3200 that are applicable to the dispositional
             order.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2512(a)-(b) (2017). Further, the trial court

             shall select the most appropriate disposition both in terms
             of kind and duration for the delinquent juvenile. Within
             the guidelines set forth in G.S. 7B-2508, the court shall
             select a disposition that is designed to protect the public
             and to meet the needs and best interests of the juvenile,
             based upon:
                    (1) The seriousness of the offense;
                    (2) The need to hold the juvenile accountable;
                    (3) The importance of protecting the public safety;
                    (4) The degree of culpability indicated by the
                    circumstances of the particular case; and
                    (5) The rehabilitative and treatment needs of the
                    juvenile indicated by a risk and needs assessment.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2501(c) (2017).

      The plain language of Section 7B-2501(c) compels us to find that a trial court

must consider each of the five factors in crafting an appropriate disposition. The

General Assembly mandated that trial courts “shall select a disposition” that protects

the public and is in the best interest of the juvenile “based upon” consideration of a

conjunctive list of factors. Id. “It is a common rule of statutory construction that

when the conjunctive ‘and’ connects words, phrases or clauses of a statutory sentence,



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they are to be considered jointly.” Harrell v. Bowen, 179 N.C. App. 857, 859, 635

S.E.2d 498, 500 (2006), aff'd, 362 N.C. 142, 655 S.E.2d 350 (2008) (citation and

quotation marks omitted).

      In fact, this Court has previously held the trial court must consider each of the

factors in Section 7B-2501(c). See In re Ferrell, 162 N.C. App. 175, 177, 589 S.E.2d

894, 895 (2004); In re V.M., 211 N.C. App. 389, 391-92, 712 S.E.2d 213, 215 (2011);

K.C., 226 N.C. App. 452, 462, 742 S.E.2d 239, 246; and In re G.C., 230 N.C. App. 511,

519, 750 S.E.2d 548, 553 (2013). However, this Court recently held, contrary to

precedent, that the trial court does not need to consider all of the Section 7B-2501(c)

factors when entering a dispositional order. In re D.E.P., ___ N.C. App. ___, ___, 796

S.E.2d 509, 514 (2017). This inconsistency has created a direct conflict in this Court’s

prior jurisprudence and must be reconciled.

      In Ferrell, the juvenile appealed from the entry of a dispositional order that

removed him from the custody of his mother and placed him in the custody of his

father pursuant to Section 7B-2506(1)(b), which allows the trial court to arrange for

alternative placements for the juvenile. Ferrell, 162 N.C. App. at 176, 589 S.E.2d at

895; see also N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2506(1)(b) (2017).        On appeal, the juvenile

contended the trial court failed to make findings of fact sufficient to support a change

in custody. Ferrell, 162 N.C. App. at 176, 589 S.E.2d at 895. This Court agreed that

the custody transfer “was not supported by appropriate findings of fact in the



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dispositional order.” Id. at 177, 589 S.E.2d at 895. Moreover, this Court held that

the trial court “based the decision to award custody to the father solely on the

juvenile’s school absences.” Id. The trial court did not consider the factors in Section

7B-2501(c). Id.

      In V.M., the juvenile appealed from the entry of a dispositional order entered

from a probation violation pursuant to Section 7B-2510(e), contending that the trial

court did not sufficiently consider all of the Section 7B-2501(c) factors when entering

the disposition. V.M., 211 N.C. App. at 389-91, 712 S.E.2d at 214-15. This Court held

“the trial court must consider” each Section 7B-2501(c) factor and failing to do so

amounts to reversible error. Id. at 391-92, 712 S.E.2d at 215-16.

      In K.C., the juvenile appealed from the entry of a dispositional order pursuant

to Sections 7B-2512 and 7B-2501. K.C., 226 N.C. App. at 461-62, 742 S.E.2d at 246.

This Court held the trial court “sufficiently addressed the first two [Section 7B-

2501(c)] factors required by the statute, [but] the record before this Court does not

establish that the trial court considered the last three factors.” Id. at 463, 742 S.E.2d

at 246. This Court remanded the dispositional order to the trial court to consider all

Section 7B-2501(c) factors. Id.

      In G.C., the juvenile appealed from an initial dispositional order entered

pursuant to Sections 7B-2512 and 7B-2501. G.C., 230 N.C. App. at 519-20, 750 S.E.2d

at 553-54. This Court stated that “trial courts must develop the final disposition by



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considering five different factors,” i.e., the factors listed in Section 7B-2501(c). Id. at

519, 750 S.E.2d 553. This Court held that the trial court “adequately addressed all

of the § 7B-2501(c) statutory factors.” Id. at 521, 750 S.E.2d at 555.

      In D.E.P., however, a panel of this Court departed from the plain language of

Section 7B-2501(c) and prior decisions of this Court.        In that case, the juvenile

appealed from a dispositional order that imposed a Level 3 disposition and

commitment to a training school because the juvenile had violated probationary

conditions pursuant to Section 7B-2510(e) as part of a previous Level 2 disposition

from a previous delinquency adjudication. D.E.P., ___ N.C. App. at ___, 796 S.E.2d

at 511-12. D.E.P. recognized that prior cases had required the trial court to analyze

and track each factor found in Section 7B-2501(c) in its dispositional order, but held

that the trial court did not need to consider each of the Section 7B-2501(c) factors. Id.

at ___, 796 S.E.2d at 513-14. The panel stated:

             Upon careful review of the statutory language and our
             prior jurisprudence, we find no support for a conclusion
             that in every case the “appropriate” findings of fact must
             make reference to all of the factors listed in N.C. Gen. Stat.
             § 7B-2501(c), including those factors that were irrelevant
             to the case or in regard to which no evidence was
             introduced.

Id. at ___, 796 S.E.2d at 514.

      Despite holding that the trial court does not need to engage in an exhaustive

discussion of all Section 7B-2501(c) factors, the Court in D.E.P. did analyze the



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appealed dispositional order and held that the trial court did consider all of the

Section 7B-2501(c) factors appropriately in that case. Id. at ___, 796 S.E.2d at 515-

16. Furthermore, D.E.P. also held that this Court did not apply Ferrell correctly, and

that this “mischaracterization of Ferrell was repeated in several later cases” holding

that the trial court must consider each Section 7B-2501(c) factor. Id. at ___, 796

S.E.2d at 513. G.C. and K.C., however, were not based on Ferrell, but rather this

Court’s interpretation of the plain language of Section 7B-2501(c).

      More importantly, our Supreme Court has instructed this Court, “[w]here a

panel of the Court of Appeals has decided the same issue, albeit in a different case, a

subsequent panel of the same court is bound by that precedent, unless it has been

overturned by a higher court.” In re Civil Penalty, 324 N.C. 373, 384, 379 S.E.2d 30,

37 (1989). D.E.P. created a direct conflict in this area of the law by deviating from

precedent. “[W]here there is a conflicting line of cases, a panel of this Court should

follow the older of those two lines.” Respess v. Respess, 232 N.C. App. 611, 625, 754

S.E.2d 691, 701 (2014) (citation and quotation marks omitted). Accordingly, Ferrell,

V.M., G.C., and K.C. are controlling, and we hold that a trial court must consider each

of the factors in Section 7B-2501(c) when entering a dispositional order.

      The trial court here ordered the following disposition: (1) a term of twelve

months’ probation; (2) cooperation with a specified community-based program of

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juvenile court counselor; (5) not to associate with persons deemed inappropriate by

parents or the juvenile court counselor, including Wilson; and (6) restricted access to

particular locations deemed inappropriate by parents or the juvenile court counselor.3

The trial court also incorporated by reference and attachment a Supplemental Order

of Conditions of Probation, which addressed further details of Roy’s Level 1

Disposition.

       While the trial court appropriately addressed three of the Section 7B-2501(c)

factors, it did not consider each factor in that section. Section 7B-2501(c)(2) addresses

the need to hold the juvenile accountable. Here, the trial court held Roy accountable

by imposing a twelve month probationary sentence for this offense, the maximum

allowed pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2510(c). In addition, the trial court imposed

probationary conditions that specifically addressed Section 7B-2501(c)(3) and (5): the

need for public safety, and the treatment needs of the juvenile, respectively. The trial

court’s order of ongoing counseling, curfew and no contact provisions against specified

persons directly addressed these factors.

       The trial court’s order failed to address the two remaining Section 7B-2501(c)

factors. Section 7B-2501(c)(1) and (4) require findings that address the seriousness

of the offense and the culpability of the juvenile. The form order used here specifically

instructs the trial court to list any additional findings regarding the Section 7B-


       3  Specific Level 1 Community Dispositions were entered pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-
2506(3), (6), (8), (10), and (11).

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2501(c) factors if they are not found elsewhere in the order or incorporated

documents. The supplemental reports and assessments do not address these factors.

Accordingly, the dispositional order is deficient, and we remand for further findings

of fact to address the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the juvenile.

III. Improper Delegation of Authority

      Roy also contends the trial court impermissibly delegated its authority to the

court counselor by not specifying with particularity probation conditions in the

supplemental order. We disagree.

                    A court exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile who
             has been adjudicated delinquent and for whom the
             dispositional chart in subsection (f) of this section
             prescribes a Level 1 disposition may provide for evaluation
             and treatment under G.S. 7B-2502 and for any of the
             dispositional alternatives contained in subdivisions (1)
             through (13) and (16) of G.S. 7B-2506.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2508(c) (2017). “[T]he court, and the court alone, must determine

which dispositional alternatives to utilize with each delinquent juvenile.”        In re

Hartsock, 158 N.C. App. 287, 292, 580 S.E.2d 395, 399 (2003). “[A] judge could order

certain dispositional alternatives apply upon the happening of a condition, since the

court, and not another person or entity, would be exercising its discretion.” Id.; see

also In re M.A.B., 170 N.C. App. 192, 194-95, 611 S.E.2d 886, 887-88 (2005) (holding

the trial court did not improperly delegate its authority because the court itself

exercised its discretion when ordering the juvenile “ ‘to cooperate and participate in



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a residential treatment program as directed by court counselor or mental health

agency’ ”).

       In the case sub judice, the trial court did not improperly delegate its authority

to a third party. The trial court applied the following community dispositions: (1)

probation pursuant to Section 7B-2506(8); (2) counseling pursuant to Section 7B-

2506(3); (3) community service pursuant to Section 7B-2506(6); (4) curfew pursuant

to Section 7B-2506(10); and (5) no association with particular individuals or places

pursuant to Section 7B-2506(11). The trial court selected community dispositions

within the allowed subdivisions permitted by the Level 1 designation.           Unlike

Hartsock, here the trial court made the determination that these dispositions are

appropriate and did not delegate decisions on whether to enforce them to a third

party. Instead, the trial court directed the court counselor and parents to handle the

day-to-day implementation of the particular probationary conditions. The trial court

exercised its discretion in implementing probationary conditions, and therefore did

not impermissibly delegate its authority.

       Finally, the trial court specified further conditions of Roy’s probation in the

supplemental order incorporated by reference, including the requirement to submit

to random drug testing. However, within the supplemental order, the trial court

made a clerical error specifying that the probation of twelve months was to terminate

on August 10, 2016, instead of August 10, 2017. Accordingly, we remand for this



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                                    Opinion of the Court



clerical error to be corrected by the trial court.

                                       Conclusion

       For the foregoing reasons, we dismiss the issue regarding sufficiency of the

evidence; affirm the adjudication order; affirm the probationary conditions; remand

the dispositional order for further findings of fact; and remand for the correction of

clerical errors in the adjudication and supplemental orders.

       DISMISSED IN PART, AFFIRMED IN PART, AND REMANDED IN PART.

       Chief Judge MCGEE and Judge DIETZ concur.




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