State v. Linn

In this petition for review we are faced with the question: Just when does a minor, charged with the commission of a felony, become “over sixteen years of age” so that the juvenile court may waive its statutory jurisdiction over him and the superior court be required to assume that jurisdiction?

The facts and circumstances of this case pertinent to the issue stated are as follows: The respondent, Alfred Linn, Jr., was charged with the crime of burglary, committed at Barrow, Alaska, on January 24, 1961. At a preliminary hearing held on March 17, 1961, the district magistrate court, hereinafter…