Sharp v. State

Appellant James Larail Sharp, Jr., appeals the Sebastian County Circuit Court's April 11, 2017 denial of his motion to transfer to the juvenile division of circuit court and for an extended juvenile jurisdiction (EJJ) designation. He argues that the decision should be reversed because the trial court clearly erred in finding that his case should not be transferred. We affirm.

I. Facts

Appellant was charged in the Sebastian County Circuit Court with one count of murder in the first degree, a Class Y felony; two counts of aggravated robbery, a Class Y felony; and one count of kidnapping, a Class…