State v. Malone

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Judge.

The sole question presented here is whether appellant was adequately advised before submission of this case based on the evidence presented at a juvenile transfer hearing, to the grand jury, and at a suppression hearing. Appellant’s position is that the submission was tantamount to a guilty plea whereas the state argues that it was not, or alternatively, if it was, appellant was sufficiently advised.

Since appellant was a juvenile at the time the subject offenses were committed, a hearing was held in juvenile court which resulted in his transfer to stand trial as an…