STATE v. SCURLOCK

CA 9830; SC 25793.

593 P.2d 1159 (1979)

286 Or. 277

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Ronald E. SCURLOCK, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided May 1, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Jaqua, Redmond, argued the cause and filed briefs, for petitioner.

W. Benny Won, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause, for respondent. With him on brief, were Al J. Laue, Sol. Gen., and James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., Salem.


HOWELL, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the juvenile court has jurisdiction over a defendant who commits an offense prior to reaching the age of 18 but who is not indicted until after his eighteenth birthday due to intentional delay on the part of the district attorney in seeking the indictment. The trial court held that the juvenile court had exclusive jurisdiction and dismissed the indictment. The State appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed, 35 Or...

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