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juvenile transfer hearing in Alabama

38 Alabama opinions name it 2 courts 1980–2022 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (17)

CaseFollowedCited
OM v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1991 · cited in 13 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–2022
2 sentences

2022As this Court noted in O.M., supra: "[W]e need not decide whether or to what extent the rights of confrontation and cross-examination exist at a preliminary hearing because those rights apply to a juvenile transfer hearing in Alabama by virtue of … statute." O.M., 595 So. 2d at 517 . 10 CR-21-0024 harmless-error analysis in other transfer cases that involved a violation of the accused juvenile's right to confrontation, and those cases provide helpful examples of the balancing required in such analysis.4 In D.D.P. v. State, 595 So. 2d 528 (Ala. Crim.

2022As this Court noted in O.M., supra: "[W]e need not decide whether or to what extent the rights of confrontation and cross-examination exist at a preliminary hearing because those rights apply to a juvenile transfer hearing in Alabama by virtue of … statute." O.M., 595 So. 2d at 517 . 10 CR-21-0024 harmless-error analysis in other transfer cases that involved a violation of the accused juvenile's right to confrontation, and those cases provide helpful examples of the balancing required in such analysis.4 In D.D.P. v. State, 595 So. 2d 528 (Ala. Crim.

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Ex Parte WTKgreen
ala · 1991 · cited in 4 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–2005
2 sentences

2005Ex parte W.T.K., 586 So.2d 850, 853 (Ala.1991) ("It is particularly important to protect a juvenile's constitutional rights at a transfer hearing.

2005Ex parte W.T.K., 586 So.2d 850, 853 (Ala.1991) (“It is particularly important to protect a juvenile’s constitutional rights at a transfer hearing.

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WM v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1992 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1994–2002
2 sentences

2002Although generally in a juvenile transfer hearing “hearsay evidence is admissible to show probable cause that the accused committed the crime in question,” W.M. v. State, 607 So.2d 1303, 1304 (Ala.Crim.App.1992), hearsay evidence cannot “constitute the sole basis for a finding of probable cause to transfer the child to circuit court.” O.M. v. State, 595 So.2d 514, 518 (Ala.Crim.App.1991).

1994See also M.M. v. State, 629 So.2d 734 (Ala.Cr.App.1993); W.M. v. State, 607 So.2d 1303, 1304-05 (Ala.Cr.App.1992).

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Ex Parte Clanahangreen
· 1954 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1984–1998
2 sentences

1998See, generally, Ex parte Clanahan , 261 Ala. 87 , 72 So.2d 833 (1954).

1998See, generally, Ex parte Clanahan , 261 Ala. 87 , 72 So.2d 833 (1954).

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M.M. v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1993 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
2 sentences

1994See also M.M. v. State, 629 So.2d 734 (Ala.Cr.

1994See also M.M. v. State, 629 So.2d 734 (Ala.Cr.App.1993); W.M. v. State, 607 So.2d 1303, 1304-05 (Ala.Cr.App.1992).

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Duncan v. Stategreen
ala · 1981 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
2 sentences

1994At the probable cause phase of a juvenile transfer hearing, the juvenile court must find that “a reasonable man would believe the crime occurred and that the defendant committed it.” Duncan v. State, 394 So.2d 930, 932 (Ala.1981).

1994At the probable cause phase of a juvenile transfer hearing, the juvenile court must find that "a reasonable man would believe the crime occurred and that the defendant committed it." Duncan v. State, 394 So.2d 930, 932 (Ala.1981).

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Cruse v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1986 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
2 sentences

1992See Cruse v. State, 489 So.2d 694, 695-97 (Ala.Cr.App.1986) (second transfer hearing not barred after original order of transfer reversed on appeal due to insufficiency of evidence); Driver v. State, 456 So.2d 1140, 1141-42 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). “[I]t cannot be disputed that courts of record have the inherent power to set aside and vacate their orders and judgments, although a judge should not merely ‘change his mind’ without sufficient cause or reason.” Carter v. State, 435 So.2d 137, 141 (Ala.Cr.App.1982) (revocation of youthful offender status after previous grant justified by receipt of infor

1992See Cruse v. State, 489 So.2d 694, 695-97 (Ala.Cr.App.1986) (second transfer hearing not barred after original order of transfer reversed on appeal due to insufficiency of evidence); Driver v. State, 456 So.2d 1140, 1141-42 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). "[I]t cannot be disputed that courts of record have the inherent power to set aside and vacate their orders and judgments, although a judge should not merely `change his mind' without sufficient cause or reason." Carter v. State, 435 So.2d 137, 141 (Ala.Cr.App.1982) (revocation of youthful offender status after previous grant justified by receipt of infor

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Carter v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1983 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
2 sentences

1992See Cruse v. State, 489 So.2d 694, 695-97 (Ala.Cr.App.1986) (second transfer hearing not barred after original order of transfer reversed on appeal due to insufficiency of evidence); Driver v. State, 456 So.2d 1140, 1141-42 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). “[I]t cannot be disputed that courts of record have the inherent power to set aside and vacate their orders and judgments, although a judge should not merely ‘change his mind’ without sufficient cause or reason.” Carter v. State, 435 So.2d 137, 141 (Ala.Cr.App.1982) (revocation of youthful offender status after previous grant justified by receipt of infor

1992See Cruse v. State, 489 So.2d 694, 695-97 (Ala.Cr.App.1986) (second transfer hearing not barred after original order of transfer reversed on appeal due to insufficiency of evidence); Driver v. State, 456 So.2d 1140, 1141-42 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). "[I]t cannot be disputed that courts of record have the inherent power to set aside and vacate their orders and judgments, although a judge should not merely `change his mind' without sufficient cause or reason." Carter v. State, 435 So.2d 137, 141 (Ala.Cr.App.1982) (revocation of youthful offender status after previous grant justified by receipt of infor

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Kent v. United Statesgreen
scotus · 1966 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
2 sentences

1992A juvenile transfer hearing “must measure up to the essentials of due process and fair treatment.” Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541, 562 , 86 S.Ct. 1045, 1057 , 16 L.Ed.2d 84, 98 (1966).

1992A juvenile transfer hearing “must measure up to the essentials of due process and fair treatment.” Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541, 562 , 86 S.Ct. 1045, 1057 , 16 L.Ed.2d 84, 98 (1966).

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City of Columbus v. Grantgreen
ohioctapp · 1981 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
2 sentences

1992See Civ.R. 59(A)(8), 60(B)(2); cf. Columbus v. Grant (1981), 1 Ohio App.3d 96, 97 [ 439 N.E.2d 907 ] (court has discretion to permit a party to reopen its case at trial for evidence that may have been available earlier).” The rule in Alabama is that jeopardy does not attach to a juvenile transfer hearing.

1992See Civ.R. 59(A)(8), 60(B)(2); cf. Columbus v. Grant (1981), 1 Ohio App.3d 96, 97 [ 439 N.E.2d 907 ] (court has discretion to permit a party to reopen its case at trial for evidence that may have been available earlier).” The rule in Alabama is that jeopardy does not attach to a juvenile transfer hearing.

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Bryars v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1984 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
2 sentences

1992See Cruse v. State, 489 So.2d 694, 695-97 (Ala.Cr.App.1986) (second transfer hearing not barred after original order of transfer reversed on appeal due to insufficiency of evidence); Driver v. State, 456 So.2d 1140, 1141-42 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). “[I]t cannot be disputed that courts of record have the inherent power to set aside and vacate their orders and judgments, although a judge should not merely ‘change his mind’ without sufficient cause or reason.” Carter v. State, 435 So.2d 137, 141 (Ala.Cr.App.1982) (revocation of youthful offender status after previous grant justified by receipt of infor

1992See Cruse v. State, 489 So.2d 694, 695-97 (Ala.Cr.App.1986) (second transfer hearing not barred after original order of transfer reversed on appeal due to insufficiency of evidence); Driver v. State, 456 So.2d 1140, 1141-42 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). "[I]t cannot be disputed that courts of record have the inherent power to set aside and vacate their orders and judgments, although a judge should not merely `change his mind' without sufficient cause or reason." Carter v. State, 435 So.2d 137, 141 (Ala.Cr.App.1982) (revocation of youthful offender status after previous grant justified by receipt of infor

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Griffin v. Wisconsingreen
scotus · 1987 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991
2 sentences

1991See, e.g., Griffin v. Wisconsin, 483 U.S. 868 , 107 S.Ct. 3164 , 97 L.Ed.2d 709 (1987) (wherein the Court held that warrantless search of probationer’s home on less than probable cause does not violate the Fourth Amendment).

1991See, e.g., Griffin v. Wisconsin, 483 U.S. 868 , 107 S.Ct. 3164 , 97 L.Ed.2d 709 (1987) (wherein the Court held that warrantless search of probationer’s home on less than probable cause does not violate the Fourth Amendment).

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Ward v. Commonwealthgreen
mass · 1990 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991
2 sentences

1991See Ward v. Commonwealth, 407 Mass. 434 , 554 N.E.2d 25, 27 (1990) (appeal of juvenile transfer order under ch. 119, § 61 Mass.Gen.Laws Ann.

1991See Ward v. Commonwealth, 407 Mass. 434 , 554 N.E.2d 25, 27 (1990) (appeal of juvenile transfer order under ch. 119, § 61 Mass.Gen.Laws Ann.

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Q.J.S. v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 2008 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
1 sentence

2022"In a juvenile transfer hearing, hearsay evidence is admissible to show that there is probable cause that the accused committed the crime, but it cannot constitute the sole basis for a finding of probable cause." Q.J.S. v. State, 12 So. 3d 164, 165 (Ala. Crim.

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Leonard v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1979 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2009–2009
1 sentence

2009The court cited, in support of its decision, precedent establishing that “[a]n indigent defendant is not entitled to a free transcript of the testimony taken at his preliminary hearing,” 665 So.2d at 211 (citing Leonard v. State, 369 So.2d 873, 875 (Ala.Crim.App.1979)), and reasoned that “[a] juvenile transfer hearing is in the nature of a preliminary hearing,” 665 So.2d at 211 (citing O.M. v. State, 595 So.2d 514, 517 (Ala.Crim.App.1991)).

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C.E.B. v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1994 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2002–2002
1 sentence

2002See also C.E.B. v. State, 661 So.2d 786 (Ala.Crim.App.1994)(finding of probable cause in a transfer hearing cannot be based solely on hearsay testimony).

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Bombailey v. Stategreen
alacrimapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1995–1995
1 sentence

1995In Bombailey v. State, 580 So.2d 41, 45 (Ala.Cr.App.1990), this court held that the testimony of a witness at a juvenile proceeding was admissible under § 12-15-100, Code of Alabama 1975, at a subsequent trial in circuit court.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (11)

CaseCitedYears
DDP v. State green
alacrimapp · 1991
2 sentences

2022As this Court noted in O.M., supra: "[W]e need not decide whether or to what extent the rights of confrontation and cross-examination exist at a preliminary hearing because those rights apply to a juvenile transfer hearing in Alabama by virtue of … statute." O.M., 595 So. 2d at 517 . 10 CR-21-0024 harmless-error analysis in other transfer cases that involved a violation of the accused juvenile's right to confrontation, and those cases provide helpful examples of the balancing required in such analysis.4 In D.D.P. v. State, 595 So. 2d 528 (Ala. Crim.

1994The appellant alleges that his constitutional right to confront witnesses was violated by the admission of the affidavit of Southside Assistant Police Chief Stanley Stroup and a document entitled “underlying facts and circumstances” which had been used to obtain a search warrant and by the admission of an autopsy report. “[A]t a juvenile transfer hearing, hearsay evidence that violates the child’s right of confrontation may not even be admitted, much less constitute the sole basis for a finding of probable cause to transfer the child to circuit court, because such a practice violates Rules 11(

71994–2022
Ex Parte Whisenant green
ala · 1985
2 sentences

1991However, in Ex parte Whisenant, 466 So.2d 1006 (Ala.1985), the Court *852 found that the juvenile's confession was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made and that it was therefore inadmissible in the juvenile transfer hearing.

1991However, in Ex parte Whisenant, 466 So.2d 1006 (Ala.1985), the Court found that the juvenile’s confession was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made and that it was therefore inadmissible in the juvenile transfer hearing.

51986–1991
Gulledge v. State green
ala · 1982
2 sentences

1985Gulledge , supra. Such transfer hearing is not a hearing to adjudicate the guilt or innocence of the child accused of a crime, but rather, such hearing is a probable cause hearing to determine whether the child should be transferred out of the juvenile court for criminal prosecution as an adult.

1985Gulledge , supra. See also Spellman v. State , 469 So.2d 695 (Ala.Crim.App. 1985).

31982–1985
Ex Parte ADR green
ala · 1996
2 sentences

2015Specifically, in Ex parte A.D.R., 690 So.2d 1208 (Ala.1996), the Alabama Supreme Court held that a juvenile who had been transferred from the juvenile court to the circuit court could, under Rule 32, file an out-of-time appeal challenging his counsel’s effectiveness at a juvenile-transfer hearing.

2000In Ex parte A.D.R. , 690 So.2d 1208 (Ala. 1996), the Alabama Supreme Court reversed this court's holding that Rule 32 afforded no mechanism for a court to consider a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel arising from a juvenile transfer hearing, because such a hearing was not a "conviction." Using the same rationale it later reiterated in Ho , this court determined that the language of Rule 32.1 limited the application of Rule 32 to "any defendant who has been convicted of a criminal offense." The Supreme Court wrote: "Neither the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure nor the Alabama Rules

22000–2015
McKinney v. State green
alacrimapp · 1995
2 sentences

2009The court cited, in support of its decision, precedent establishing that “[a]n indigent defendant is not entitled to a free transcript of the testimony taken at his preliminary hearing,” 665 So.2d at 211 (citing Leonard v. State, 369 So.2d 873, 875 (Ala.Crim.App.1979)), and reasoned that “[a] juvenile transfer hearing is in the nature of a preliminary hearing,” 665 So.2d at 211 (citing O.M. v. State, 595 So.2d 514, 517 (Ala.Crim.App.1991)).

2009The court cited, in support of its decision, precedent establishing that “[a]n indigent defendant is not entitled to a free transcript of the testimony taken at his preliminary hearing,” 665 So.2d at 211 (citing Leonard v. State, 369 So.2d 873, 875 (Ala.Crim.App.1979)), and reasoned that “[a] juvenile transfer hearing is in the nature of a preliminary hearing,” 665 So.2d at 211 (citing O.M. v. State, 595 So.2d 514, 517 (Ala.Crim.App.1991)).

22001–2009
Pointer v. Texas green
scotus · 1965
2 sentences

1991We also hold that because an extrajudicial statement which violates the right of confrontation is constitutionally inadmissible in an adult criminal proceeding, see, e.g., Pointer v. Texas, 380 U.S. 400 , 85 S.Ct. 1065 , 13 L.Ed.2d 923 (1965), it is, by virtue of § 12-15-66(b), inadmissible at a juvenile transfer hearing.

1991We also hold that because an extrajudicial statement which violates the right of confrontation is constitutionally inadmissible in an adult criminal proceeding, see, e.g., Pointer v. Texas, 380 U.S. 400 , 85 S.Ct. 1065 , 13 L.Ed.2d 923 (1965), it is, by virtue of § 12-15-66(b), inadmissible at a juvenile transfer hearing.

21991–1991
M.B.M. v. State green
alacrimapp · 2002
1 sentence

2008M.B.M. v. State, 848 So.2d 283 (Ala.Crim.App.2002).

12008–2008
TLR v. State green
alacrimapp · 1992
1 sentence

1994T.L.R., 608 So.2d at 770 .

11994–1994
Ray v. State green
ala · 1983
1 sentence

1985The trial judge was ordered pursuant to Ray v. State, 435 So.2d 53 (Ala.1983), to “correct its transfer order to reflect whether consideration was given to all requirements of § 12-15-34(d), Code of Alabama 1975.” Ray v. State, supra at 54.

11985–1985
Spellman v. State green
alacrimapp · 1985
1 sentence

1985Gulledge , supra. See also Spellman v. State , 469 So.2d 695 (Ala.Crim.App. 1985).

11985–1985
Winstead v. State green
ala · 1979
1 sentence

1980In Winstead, supra, the court held that strict rules of evidence do not apply in a juvenile transfer hearing.

11980–1980

Statutes the citing opinions construe

AL § Ala. Code § 13A-5-40 (7) AL § Ala. Code § 13A-6-2 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 58 (2017–2026) AL 38 (1980–2022) IL 16 (1979–2021) TX 15 (1982–2026) TN 13 (1993–2021) AR 11 (2004–2026) WV 9 (1982–2014) SD 4 (1991–1999) AZ 3 (1995–2004) OH 3 (2017–2022) NE 3 (2000–2025) KY 3 (2013–2021) MA 3 (1983–1992) VA 2 (1995–1996) ND 2 (2011–2011)

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