Legal Opinion

In Re EH

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1981No. 15034PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

276 S.E.2d 557 (1981)

In re E. H.

No. 15034.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 31, 1981.

Adair D. Jones, Welch, for E. H.

Chauncey H. Browning, Atty. Gen., and Richard S. Glaser, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for the State.

MILLER, Justice:

The principle issue presented in this case is whether a juvenile charged with acts of delinquency which would constitute crimes if he were an adult is entitled to have a jury decide whether he should be transferred to the criminal jurisdiction of the court when the State files a motion to transfer under W.Va.Code, 49-5-10 (1978).

The juvenile,…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Breed v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Waite v. Civil Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. North v. West Virginia Board of RegentsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Matter of Jonathan P.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
  2. In re Ralph M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  3. In the Interest of MossWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. GARY F.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. SONJA B.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990

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