Deja v. State

Of the half-dozen or so points raised by defendant, two relate to the admissibility and use of juvenile records in trial proceedings.

Was it error for the trial court to refuse to 'permit cross-examination of the state’s juvenile witness as to his criminal record?

The question was asked of the juvenile witness: How many times have you been arrested and convicted of a crime? Objection was made to the question on the ground the witness was a juvenile. The objection was sustained.

Juvenile records are not admissible into evidence in this state. An adjudication of delinquency in the juvenile court…