J.R.L. v. State

*1042ACCELERATED DOCKET ORDER

T1 Appellant, born March 27, 1985, was charged as an adult with Murder in the First Degree in the District Court of Stephens County, Case No. CF-00-145. Appellant's adopted father was fatally stabbed May 2, 2000, in the neck and chest with a knife. On May 9, 2000, Appellant, by and through counsel, filed a motion to be certified as a juvenile or as a youthful offender. In this motion Appellant's counsel requested that a certification study be prepared.1

12 On May 11, 2000, the Honorable William B. Buxton, Special Judge, scheduled the preliminary hearing for June 7,…