STATE v. DINKINS

No. 17220.

627 P.2d 523 (1981)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Owen King DINKINS, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Noall T. Wootton, County Atty., Provo, Franklyn B. Matheson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Margaret Nelson, Provo, for plaintiff and appellant.

W. Andrew McCullough, Orem, for defendant and respondent.


HOWE, Justice:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the district court or the juvenile court has jurisdiction over a juvenile who is charged with a felony offense after he has been certified to stand trial in district court on a prior criminal charge.

On March 31, 1980, the juvenile defendant was certified by the juvenile court for Utah County to the district court of that county to stand trial as an adult for the alleged offenses of two counts of...

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