N.P.A. v. State Alaska

BURKE, Justice. OPINION. The issues presented by this appeal are (1) whether the superior court erred in conducting a juvenile waiver hearing in the absence of the minor named in the petition and (2) whether there was sufficient evidence that the minor was not amenable to treatment to support the court's ultimate decision to waive its juvenile jurisdiction, thereby permitting the minor to be prosecuted as an adult. 1 The minor, N.P.A., concedes that the court had probable cause for believing that she is a delinquent. 2 Thus, we need not address that issue. Nor are we required to consider whether the court obtained jurisdiction over N.P.A.'s person. Although her only appearance in the Alaska proceedings was in writing and through counsel, she makes no contention here that such jurisdiction was never acquired.