Jelks v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Juvenile Court of Russell County ordering the transfer of sixteen-year-old James Arness Jelks to the Circuit Court for criminal prosecution as an adult for the murder of Jerome Williams.

The transfer order of the juvenile court fails to show that the court considered all of the six specific factors listed in Alabama Code 1975, § 12-15-34(d). This statute "compels consideration of each of the six factors and that the transfer order reflect consideration thereof." Reeves v. State, 419 So.2d 217, 218 (Ala. 1982); Gulledge v. State, 419 So.2d 219 (Ala.…