Evans v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Appellant Lonnie Evans was convicted of breaking or entering and theft. He was fined and sentenced to imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Appellant was 17 years old when the crime was committed and the information filed, but had turned 18 before trial. This case was certified to the Supreme Court by the Court of Appeals pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 29(l)(c) and 29(4), in order for this court to interpret Ark. Stat. Ann. § 45-420 (Supp. 1985) concerning the transfer of juvenile cases where the circuit and juvenile courts have concurrent jurisdiction…