State v. Marshall

— Jeffrey Marshall appeals his first degree manslaughter conviction in juvenile court. He challenges the constitutionality of the manslaughter statute, as applied to juveniles, and the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. We affirm.

Jeffrey Marshall and Richard Notter were 15 and 16 years old respectively, and best friends. On the evening of March 8, 1983, while the boys were upstairs in Mr. Notter's bedroom, Mr. Notter was shot and killed. Mr. Marshall was charged with first degree manslaughter and tried as a juvenile.

Many of the facts were undisputed and were established by…