STATE v. ROBERT K. McL.

No. 23951.

496 S.E.2d 887 (1997)

201 W.Va. 317

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. ROBERT K. McL., Infant Respondent, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided October 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Attorney General, Rory L. Perry, II, Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, for Appellee.

David A. Eustis, Assistant Public Defender, Fayetteville, for Appellant.


STARCHER, Justice:

The Circuit Court of Fayette County transferred the appellant, Robert K. McL., a 15-year-old, to the adult criminal jurisdiction of the court. The appellant argues that the "automatic transfer" provisions of the juvenile transfer statute violate his constitutional rights. Noting that there is a specific statutory provision that authorizes the circuit court to return the appellant to the court's juvenile jurisdiction if the juvenile is convicted...

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