130 [269 Eddie DIXON v. STATE of Arkansas and Elzie BROADNAX v. STATE of Arkansas CR 80-79 & CR 80-81 598 S.W. 2d 755 Supreme Court of Arkansas May 27, 1980 CRIMINAL LAW - 15-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE - TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COURT PERMISSIBLE. - A juvenile over 15 years of age, charged with a criminal act, may be tried in circuit court. PER CURIAM Temporary writs of prohibition were granted in these cases pending a decision regarding the Juvenile Code of Arkansas of 1975. Our decision, this date, in Sargent v.Cole, 269 Ark. 121, 598 S.W. 2d 749 (1980), held that a juvenile over 15 years of age, charged with a criminal act, could be tried in circuit court. Therefore, the temporary writs granted in these cases are dissolved and the appeals are dismissed.
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