Wilson v. Commonwealth

.*-Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing'. .

1 'Appellant was convicted' of murder and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment.

The first ground on which a reversal is asked is that the trial court was without jurisdiction because appellant was only 17 years old when the alleged offense was committed. Under our statutes county courts have exclusive jurisdiction of all dependent, neglected or delinquent children, and circuit courts have ho jurisdiction to indict or try such children -for a violation of the laws of the state unless they have been transferred to the circuit court by order…