Rice v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

AppeEant Zeronical Rice appeals the denial of his motion to transfer the criminal charges of aggravated robbery and theft to juvenfie court. We affirm the trial court’s finding on the aggravated robbery charge but dismiss the theft charge for lack of jurisdiction in the circuit court.

At the juvenile-transfer hearing, the prosecutor presented the testimony of Officer Jeffrey Norman of the Little Rock Police Department. Officer Norman testified that on September 5, 1995, Rice asked his brother, Tyrone Rice, to invite his friend, Steven Morris, to come over to his house.…