In re K.A.

FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., J.:

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio ("state"), appeals the decision of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division ("juvenile court"), dismissing appellee-delinquent's ("K.A.") complaint as a serious youthful offender ("SYO"). 1 The state argues that the juvenile court erred in its interpretation of R.C. 2152.13 and its subsequent dismissal of the complaint as untimely. After a thorough review of the record and law, this court affirms.

I. Factual and Procedural History

{¶ 2} On March 27, 2017, K.A. was charged in a seven-count complaint in…