Walker v. the State

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

Kenzel Walker entered a negotiated plea of guilty to felony obstruction of an officer. He now appeals and contends that the superior court lacked jurisdiction to grant the State’s motion for an extension of time in which to indict Walker and, thus erred in denying his transfer to juvenile court. Consequently, Walker further contends, the superior court lacked jurisdiction to accept his guilty plea, and he seeks to have his judgment of conviction vacated and the case returned to juvenile court. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On February 3, 2011, Walker, then 15…