CALDWELL v. STATE

No. 882S324.

453 N.E.2d 278 (1983)

Dennis Lee CALDWELL, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.A. Cummins, Public Defender for Delaware County, Muncie, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Palmer K. Ward, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Felony Murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1(2) (Burns 1979), and sentenced to thirty (30) years imprisonment. We reverse because the trial court did not acquire jurisdiction over the person of Defendant, a juvenile.

Defendant was born on August 7, 1966. The information charges that the offense occurred on September 1, 1981; thus he was less than sixteen (16) years of age at the time he committed the offense...

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