State v. Manro

¶1 — This appeal is based on the mistaken assumption that the outcome of a prosecution dictates court jurisdiction. When Montgomery Manro was 17, he was transferred from juvenile court to adult court under RCW 13.04.030(l)(e)(v) and tried on one count of first degree assault and one count of fourth degree assault. RCW 13.04.030(l)(e)(v) grants the adult court exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving 16- or 17-year-old defendants who are charged with certain enumerated, violent offenses, including assault in the first degree. Manro turned 18 after his trial began, but before the jury…