Legal Opinion
W.T.K. v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 19, 1991No. 89-1521PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Justice.
This is a review of an order transferring a juvenile, W.T.K., to circuit court for prosecution as an adult. 567 So.2d 1375.
The issues are (1) whether W.T.K.’s confession was admissible at a transfer hearing, over an objection that it was the fruit of an unlawful arrest, and (2) whether the complaints filed against W.T.K. were defective.
W.T.K. was in the custody of the Department of Youth Services at the Mt. Meigs campus, when he left the campus without permission on October 17, 1989. That same day, the Department of Youth Services issued a “pickup order” for W.T.K. to all…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Taylor v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Duncan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Ex Parte WhisenantSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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3Cited by32 opinions
- O.M. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- J.S.A. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- D.L. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- W.T.K. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- R.L.B. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
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