Heagerty v. State

I disagree that the trial judge misapplied the law in denying appellant’s motion to transfer. As stated by the majority, Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-318(e) (Repl. 1998) requires the trial court to consider specific factors in deciding whether to transfer a case to juvenile court, but evidence does not have to be presented regarding each factor, Booker v. State, 324 Ark. 468, 922 S.W.2d 337 (1996), nor must equal weight be given to each factor. Wright v. State, 331 Ark. 173, 959 S.W.2d 50 (1998).

Although the trial judge mentioned only that “six buys shows a repetitive pattern” when he announced his…