Moquin v. State

The appeal in this case involves a right of the state to-prosecute for crime a defendant who had theretofore been adjudged a delinquent minor by a juvenile court on a petition alleging the facts which constitute the basis for the criminal charge. The appellant contends (a) that such a prosecution constitutes “double jeopardy” for the defendant and (b) that the juvenile court statute does not permit that court to waive jurisdiction in favor of a criminal court after an adjudication of delinquency.

The appellant was brought before the Juvenile Court for Montgomery County, established under the…