State v. James L.P.

In the instant case, the appellant, James L.P.,1 appeals a May 11, 1998 order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. This order reaffirmed previous orders transferring the appellant from the circuit court’s juvenile jurisdiction to the court’s adult criminal jurisdiction — to face a murder charge.

The issue before this Court is whether the Circuit Court of Kanawha County committed reversible error in ordering the transfer.

In reviewing orders in juvenile-to-adult-jurisdiction transfer proceedings, we apply the deferential, “clearly erroneous” standard of review to factual findings by the…