Parks v. State

In January 2016, appellant Dionte Parks was charged in the Sebastian County Circuit Court with one count of murder in the first degree, two counts of aggravated robbery, and one count of kidnapping, all Class Y felonies. In March 2016, Parks filed a motion to transfer his case to the juvenile division. After a hearing on the motion, the circuit court denied the request to transfer. Parks appeals this denial, arguing it was clearly erroneous. We affirm.

The following extensive evidence was adduced at the hearing. On January 23, 2016, two masked men entered Kaleb Watson's home while Watson and…