Court Opinion

ID: 9659889
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 21:57:04.295752+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:09.381159
License: Public Domain

DUNN, Chief Justice
(dissenting).
I would agree that the transfer statute is not constitutionally vague. I would also agree that an appeal from a transfer hearing should not be a matter of right. However, the transfer should be within the discretion of the trial judge after considering (1) the circumstances of the crime, and (2) the amenability of the juvenile to treatment within the juvenile system. I would not tie a trial judge down with twelve different factors that he has to consider in each transfer case. It is too cumbersome, too “error prone,” and does not leave much to the court’s discretion. Further, I would hold that the hearing and the findings in this case are sufficient to satisfy any reasonable standards for a transfer hearing.
I would affirm.