In re E.J.W.

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 4215

Syllabus

R.C. 2151.23(I) R.C. 2152.02(C)(5) jurisdiction juvenile court transfer 21 years old. - Juvenile court erred in dismissing case for lack of jurisdiction on the basis that appellee could not statutorily be considered a child after his felony convictions because although appellee pleaded guilty to felonies in two cases in the general division of the common pleas court, the cases were not transferred from juvenile court to the general division as required by R.C. 2152.02(C)(5) to preclude juvenile court jurisdiction juvenile court erred in finding that R.C. 2151.23(I) precluded jurisdiction because appellee was 17 when the offenses were committed, 19 when the juvenile complaint was filed, and had not reached the age of 21, as required by the statute.