State v. Bluett, 295 Neb. 369

Defendant Charles D. Bluett, age 15 at the time of the alleged offenses, was charged in district court with robbery and use of a weapon to commit a felony.
Bluett moved to transfer the prosecution to juvenile court; the district court denied the motion.
Bluett appealed the denial and sought bypass to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
The Nebraska Supreme Court considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the nonfinal order denying transfer to juvenile court.
The Court examined statutory changes to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1816 and prior precedent regarding finality of transfer-denial orders.
The Court concluded the denial did not affect a substantial right and dismissed the appeal for lack of a final, appealable order.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the district court's denial of a motion to transfer to juvenile court is a final, appealable order	Bluett: Miller and the changed § 29-1816 text create a substantial right for juveniles and support interlocutory appeal	State: Denial of transfer does not affect a substantial right and is reviewable after final judgment	Denied: The denial of transfer does not affect a substantial right; appeal dismissed for lack of a final order

Purdie v. Nebraska Dept. of Corr. Servs., 292 Neb. 524 (jurisdictional question precedent relied on)
State v. Meese, 257 Neb. 486 (1999) (holding there is no constitutional right to be tried as a juvenile)
State v. Jackson, 291 Neb. 908 (discussing what constitutes a final, appealable order)
State v. Meints, 291 Neb. 869 (treating final-order categories under § 25-1902)
Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012) (distinguishing sentencing-law holdings for juveniles; Court found Miller inapplicable to transfer-finality question)