State v. R. Talksabout

¶1 The State charged seventeen-year-old Rylan Talksabout with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent. Talksabout sought to have each charge transferred to Youth Court. After analyzing the relevant statutory factors, the District Court denied both transfer motions. Talksabout eventually pleaded guilty to one count, and the court sentenced him to fifty years in prison, with ten years suspended. We address the following issues on appeal:

1. Whether the District Court abused its discretion by denying Talksabout’s requests to transfer the charges to Youth Court;

2. Whether the District…