[2–4] Before transferring an accused juvenile to the circuit court for prosecution as an adult, a juvenile court " ‘must determine that there is probable cause that the child committed the alleged offense.’ " D.M. v. State, 361 So. 3d 220, 222 (Ala. Crim. App. 2021) (quoting J.F.B. v. State, 729 So. 2d 355, 356 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998)). See Duncan v. State, 394 So. 2d 930, 932 (Ala. 1981) ("The finding of probable cause is an essential element of the decision to transfer.").
D.M. v. State, [Ms. CR-20-0261, Oct. 8, 2021]___So. 3d___,___(Ala.Crim.App.2021) (quoting J.F.B. v. State, 729 So.2d 355, 356 (Ala.Crim.App.1998)).
See, e.g., H.A.M. v. State, 83 So. 3d 577, 581 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). J.F.B. v. State, 729 So. 2d 355, 356 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998).
1 may apply for youthful offender status under § 15-19-1, Ala. Code 1975."J.F.B. v. State, 729 So.2d 355, 358 (Ala.Crim.App. 1998) (emphasis added). Accordingly, we find that the trial court erred in denying J.C. the right to seek youthful-offender status.
"Carden, 621 So.2d at 345." See also Hyde v. State, 778 So.2d 109 (Ala.Cr.App. 1998); J.F.B. v. State, 729 So.2d 355 (Ala.Cr.App. 1998); Smith v. State, 623 So.2d 369 (Ala.Cr.App. 1992), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1030 (1993). The record reflects that the trial court complied with the law as set out in Mansel.
" J.F.B. v. State, 729 So.2d 355 (Ala.Cr.App. 1998), quoting Goolsby v. State, 492 So.2d 635, 636 (Ala.Cr.App. 1986). There was no impropriety in the trial court's decision to deny youthful offender status to the appellant based on the facts underlying the present offense.
"A determination by a juvenile court that a juvenile should be transferred to circuit court will be reversed only if it is arbitrary and capricious." J.F.B. v. State, 729 So.2d 355, 358 (Ala.Cr.App. 1998). We have already determined that the videotaped confession was voluntary and was not tainted by his previous statement, which was also voluntary.