State v. Whittington

245 N.E.2d 364, 17 Ohio App. 2d 164, 46 Ohio Op. 2d 237, 1969 Ohio App. LEXIS 644
CourtOhio Court of Appeals
DecidedFebruary 5, 1969
Docket421, 431, 433 and 434
StatusPublished
Cited by18 cases

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State v. Whittington, 245 N.E.2d 364, 17 Ohio App. 2d 164, 46 Ohio Op. 2d 237, 1969 Ohio App. LEXIS 644 (Ohio Ct. App. 1969).

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RutheRPORD, J.

This cause is now before this court following remand from the Supreme Court of the United States.

On August 5, 1966, a complaint was filed in the Ju *165 venile Court of Fairfield County alleging that Buddy Lynn Whittington, a minor of the age of 14 years, appeared to be a delinquent child in that he did, on or about July 29, 1966, in the village of Baltimore, county of Fairfield, state of Ohio, unlawfully, purposely and maliciously kill Gladys Willard, contrary to Section 2901.05 of the Eevised Code.

Following hearings at which Buddy Lynn Whitting-ton was represented by counsel, the court rendered judgment by journal entry, the pertinent part of which reads:

“* * * and the court having heard all of the evidence and being advised in said premises, finds that said Buddy Lynn Whittington is a minor under the age of eighteen, fourteen years of age, and is a delinquent child as set forth in the complaint, and that said Buddy Lynn Whittington has committed an act which would be a felony if committed by an adult.
“It is therefore ordered by the court, pursuant to Section 2151.26 of the Eevised Code of the state of Ohio, that William Eutherford, the juvenile probation officer, make a full investigation herein and report the same to this court. It further ordered that said Buddy Lynn Whittington, a delinquent child, be committed to the Juvenile Diagnostic Center of the Ohio Youth Commission for a complete mental and physical examination, the results of which are to be forwarded to this court. And this cause is continued pending investigation and the findings of the mental and physical examination.”

Within twenty days an appeal on questions of law was taken to this court from the finding of the Juvenile Court that Buddy Lynn Whittington was a delinquent child.

On January 3, 1967, this court, for reasons set forth in an opinion which appears as In re Whittington, 13 Ohio App. 2d 11, affirmed the judgment of the Juvenile Court finding Buddy Lynn Whittington to be a delinquent child after first having determined such finding of delinquency to be a final appealable order, although no disposition following the finding of delinquency had been made other than temporary commitment to the Juvenile Diagnostic Center of the Ohio Youth Commission for a complete physical and *166 mental examination, with the results to be forwarded to the Juvenile Court.

The facts upon which the finding of delinquency was made are contained in the bill of exceptions and have been set forth in detail in the opinion of this court previously published. See In re Whittington, 13 Ohio App. 2d 11.

From this court’s judgment, affirming the judgment of the Juvenile Court adjudging Buddy Lynn Whittington to be a delinquent child, a motion to certify was filed, which motion was overruled by the Ohio Supreme Court, and the appeal was dismissed on March 15, 1967 (No. 40712). The Supreme Court of Ohio had stayed further proceedings by the Juvenile Court while the motion to certify was pending in that court.

Section 2151.26, of the Revised Code (117 Ohio Laws 520, 531), provides:

“In any case involving a delinquent child under Sections 2151.01 to 2151.54, inclusive, of the Revised Code, who has committed an act which could be a felony if committed by an adult, the juvenile judge, after a full investigation and after a mental and physical examination of such child has been made by the bureau of juvenile research, or by some other public or private agency, or by a person qualified to make such examination, may order that such child enter into a recognizance with good and sufficient surety, subject to the approval of the judge, for his appearance before the Court of Common Pleas at the next term thereof, for such disposition as the Court of Common Pleas is authorized to make for a like act committed by an adult; or the judge may exercise the other powers conferred in such sections in disposing of such case.”

Following affirmance of the finding of delinquency by this Court of Appeals and the overruling of the motion to certify and the dismissal by the Supreme Court of Ohio, and written reports having been filed in the Juvenile Court by the Juvenile Diagnostic Center and by the probation officer as ordered, the Juvenile Court, on April 25, 1967, rendered judgment as follows:

“This day, Buddy Lynn Whittington, a minor under *167 the age of eighteen years, was brought before the court on complaint of Eiwood Phillips, Chief of Police, Baltimore, Ohio, that said Buddy Lynn Whittington had probably committed a felony in that he had on or about the 29th day of July, 1966, at the county of Fairfield and the state of Ohio, unlawfully, purposely and maliciously killed one Gladys Willard, a trial having been heretofore had and the court having found that said Buddy Lynn Whitting-ton was a delinquent child and was guilty of the act charged and said act being such that if committed by an adult would be a felony, and after examination at the Juvenile Diagnostic Center of the Ohio Youth Commission, as provided by law and upon the report thereof and the report of William B. Rutherford, and upon consideration thereof, the court finding it to be to the best interest of said Buddy Lynn Whittington and the state, it is ordered that said Buddy Lynn Whittington enter into a recognizance in the sum of ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars for his appearance at the 1st day of the next term of Court of Common Pleas of said county to answer said charge, and in default of said recognizance that he be committed to the jail of this county.”

On May 12, 1967, following the Juvenile Court judgment of April 25, 1967, binding Buddy Lynn Whittington over to the Common Pleas Court, Buddy Lynn Whitting-ton filed in the Juvenile Court a motion to vacate and set aside the order finding him to be a delinquent child and for a new trial on the ground of “newly discovered evidence material to the cause of the defendant which with reasonable diligence could not have been discovered and produced at the trial.”

On June 15, 1967, the Juvenile Court overruled the motion for new trial and, also, a motion that the court fix a time to take depositions to support the motion for new trial for newly discovered evidence. In the journal entry, the Juvenile Court said:

“The court further finds that the newly discovered evidence to be offered by the defendant in support of their motion for a new trial would not materially effect the out *168 come of the case nor would it change the decision of the court finding that the defendant was a delinquent child.”

At the time judgment was entered on April 25, 1967, Buddy Lynn Whittington entered into a recognizance as ordered for his appearance before the Common Pleas Court, and he was released under bond.

On May 12, 1967, Buddy Lynn Whittington was indicted by the Grand Jury of Fairfield County on a charge of murder in the first degree, a capital offense under Ohio law.

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