J.L.S. v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

Appellant, J.L.S., a person sixteen years of age, was charged in the District Court of Tulsa county, Case No. CRF-87-4399 with First Degree Murder. Prior to preliminary hearing, he filed a motion for certification as a child, pursuant to 10 O.S.Supp.1987, § 1104.2,1Í C. The district court ruled that appellant should not be certified as a child, and bound him over for trial. This appeal is brought on the certification ruling.

At the preliminary hearing, the State presented evidence that on November 17, 1987, appellant entertained a party in his home while his parents were…