Harris v. State

The question here is whether the youth court has jurisdiction over the trial of misdemeanors in which a person is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. We hold that it does not, in view of the plain terms of the relevant statutes. Therefore it is not necessary to pass upon any constitutional issues.

*49The County Attorney of Wayne County filed in the Youth Court Division of the Chancery Court a “bill of complaint”, in which he charged that the appellants, Harris and Coleman, are adults, and that these defendants contributed to the delinquency of three named minors by selling to…