State v. Calderon

Appellant Calderon appeals his convictions for second degree burglary and criminal trespass. The question certified to us by the Court of Appeals is:

Whether a defendant who is not yet 18 at the time an offense is committed but who is 18 when charges are filed has a right under RCW 13.04.030 to be tried as a juvenile rather than as an adult.

We answer no. We hold that juvenile court jurisdiction ends when a youth becomes 18, unless, prior to that birthday, jurisdiction has been extended pursuant to law. We also find no evidence that juvenile court jurisdiction was avoided by intentionally or…