Opinion
Nos. CR 80-103, CR 80-107
Opinion delivered June 2, 1980
Appeals from Craighead Circuit Court and Pulaski Circuit Court; dismissed.
CRIMINAL LAW — TRIAL OF JUVENILE OVER 15 YEARS OLD — TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COURT PERMITTED. — A juvenile over 15 years of age, charged with a criminal act, can 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 of May 27, 1980, in Sargent v. Cole, 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.