Elkins v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Judge.

The appellant, Lloyd El-kins, Jr., is a sixteen-year-old minor who was charged in the juvenile court of Conway County, Arkansas, with theft of property pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2203 (Repl. 1977). The juvenile court adjudged him guilty of the theft of a NAPA battery and thus delinquent. He was ordered committed to the Arkansas Department of Youth Services for an undetermined period of time. The matter was appealed to the circuit court of Conway County, Arkansas. The circuit court denied his motion for a jury and heard the appeal de novo. The circuit court…