S.W.E. v. State

GARRARD, Justice.

S.W.E. appeals the Elkhart Circuit Court-Juvenile Division’s certified interlocutory order which transferred juvenile jurisdiction to adult criminal court. On two separate occasions, S.W.E.’s use of alcohol and drugs resulted in juvenile court proceedings.

On April 19, 1989, S.W.E. at age 16 was adjudicated a delinquent for the illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. For this status offense, S.W.E. was placed on six months’ probation. Also in April 1989, S.W.E. was charged with delinquency in having committed what constituted a class A felony, delivery of a schedule I…