In re E.G.S

Syllabus

The juvenile respondent, E.G.S., appealed from two Family Court orders finding him to be delinquent on two counts of first-degree child molestation in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-37-8.1. On appeal, the respondent argued that the trial justice erred (1) in finding him competent to stand trial and (2) in ordering him to register as a sex offender for fifteen years. The Supreme Court held that the trial justice did not abuse her discretion in finding respondent competent to stand trial or in imposing the maximum sex offender registration period of fifteen years. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the orders of the Family Court.