Supreme Court of Connecticut
State of Connecticut v. David A. Fernandes, Jr.
January 5, 2011300 Conn. 104
Summary
The court held that the statute governing discretionary transfer of juveniles charged with class C, class D, or unclassified felonies does not require a pretransfer hearing in juvenile court. Because juvenile status is a protected liberty interest, due process instead requires a hearing in criminal court before that court accepts and finalizes the transfer, but the defendant waived any challenge to the criminal-court proceedings; the Appellate Court's judgment was therefore reversed. EVELEIGH, J., dissenting, joined by PALMER, J., would have required a juvenile-court hearing and affirmed the Appellate Court.