State v. Marshall

EVANS, Justice.

Does the State have right of appeal from a juvenile court order of dismissal in a delinquency proceeding?

Perry Marshall, fourteen years old at time of trial, was charged a delinquent child by having committed the crime of felony theft. Testimony was presented at the delinquency hearing that a railroad boxcar had been entered and clothing taken therefrom; that about a week later Perry Marshall was arrested and detained at the Juvenile Probation Department; and that while being interrogated during his detention, Perry Marshall orally admitted involvement in the crime. According…