Supreme Court of Alabama June 20, 1986, 85-222 (Ex Parte State of Alabama)

Certiorari was granted to review the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals, which held that the hearing on this juvenile court petition was a bench trial for alleged misdemeanors when,inter alia, the resulting adjudication was accompanied by fines imposed and probation. We hold that the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals was in error.