Opinion ID: 6337626
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction

Text: {¶ 29} Under the plain and unambiguous language of R.C. 2152.02(C)(3) and 2151.23(I), the jurisdiction of the general division of the court of common pleas was never invoked. It is undisputed that Hudson was a juvenile when he allegedly committed the acts that led to counts one through three of the original indictment. The state also concedes that Hudson was 20 years old when he was arrested for those acts in August 2013. Therefore, because Hudson was taken into custody at the age of 20, the statutory provisions did not vest the general division with jurisdiction over Hudson. The juvenile court had exclusive jurisdiction over Hudson, and the dismissal of the original indictment followed by the reindictment of Hudson when he was 22 years old was of no consequence. Therefore, the general division does not have jurisdiction and the superseding indictment is defective.