Month: May 2016
Oregon Supreme Court Scrutinizes Statutory Juvenile Transfer Statute
State v. J.C.N.-V., 359 Or 559 (2016) involves a 13-year-old child who was tried as an adult for murder committed with a 20-year-old primary perpetrator, and sentenced to a 30-year minimum sentence. The Oregon Supreme Court held that the trial court had applied the incorrect legal standard for a transfer and remanded the case …