Merit Decision: Juvenile Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Invoke Adult Portion of Serious Youthful Offender Sentence. In Re A.W.
“Because the clerk did not journalize the order invoking the adult portion of the SYO sentence until after A.W. turned 21, the juvenile court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over him.” Justice Stewart, opinion of the Court On April 16, 2020, the … Continue reading →