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Dixon v. State Broadnax v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
May 27, 1980
598 S.W.2d 755 (Ark. 1980)

Opinion

Nos. CR 80-79, CR 80-81

Opinion delivered May 27, 1980

CRIMINAL LAW — 15-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE — TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COURT PERMISSIBLE. — A juvenile over 15 years of age, charged with a criminal act, may be tried in circuit court.


Temporary writs of prohibition were granted in these cases pending a decision regarding the Juvenile Code of Arkansas of 1975.

Our decision, this date, in Sargent v. Cole, 269 Ark. 121, 598 S.W.2d 749 (1980), held that a juvenile over 15 years of age, charged with a criminal act, could be tried in circuit court. Therefore, the temporary writs granted in these cases are dissolved and the appeals are dismissed.


Summaries of

Dixon v. State Broadnax v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
May 27, 1980
598 S.W.2d 755 (Ark. 1980)
Case details for

Dixon v. State Broadnax v. State

Case Details

Full title:Eddie DIXON v. STATE of Arkansas and Elzie BROADNAX v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: May 27, 1980

Citations

598 S.W.2d 755 (Ark. 1980)
269 Ark. 130