State v. Black

Scott Black appeals his conviction as an adult for criminal offenses he committed as a juve nile. He claims that the circuit court did not have jurisdiction over the offenses because an action had been started in juvenile court for the same offenses making its jurisdiction exclusive. See sec. 48.12, Stats. 1 Because the juvenile court never acquired personal jurisdiction over Black, we conclude that it did not have to waive its jurisdiction before the circuit court could convict Black.

Black was arrested in Minnesota on December 26, 1981, on the basis of a complaint that earlier in the evening…