STATE EX REL. T.J. v. CUNDIFF

No. SC 98951.

632 S.W.3d 353 (2021)

STATE EX REL. T.J., Relator, v. The Honorable Terry CUNDIFF, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued October 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T.J. was represented by Jeffrey C. Esparza and Michael K. Hill of the public defender's office in Kansas City, (816) 889-7699, and Sarah Johnson of the public defender's office in St. Louis, (314) 584-1200.

The state was represented by Philip W. Groenweghe of the St. Charles County prosecutor's office in St. Charles, (636) 949-7900.


On January 4, 2021, when he was seventeen years old, T.J. is alleged to have committed three felony offenses. The state charged T.J. in the court of general jurisdiction. T.J. moved to dismiss the state's prosecution, arguing the circuit court's juvenile division had the exclusive statutory authority to adjudicate these...

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