IN INTEREST OF VANCE

No. 16558.

337 S.E.2d 916 (1985)

In the Interest of Christopher Shawn VANCE, an infant under the age of eighteen years.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Truman Chafin, Williamson, for appellant.

Cecil C. Varney, Williamson, amicus curiae.

Charlie Brown, Atty. Gen., Silas B. Taylor, Deputy Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal by Christopher Shawn Vance, a fourteen-year-old juvenile, from an order of the Circuit Court of Mingo County transferring him from the juvenile to the criminal jurisdiction of the court. The appellant is accused of the shotgun slaying of Raymond Toler. On appeal the appellant contends that the transfer of his case to the criminal jurisdiction of the court was improper. We agree, and we reverse the decision of the Circuit Court of Mingo...

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