Juvenile Law : Certification-Firearm Offenses

Staff Report//March 4, 2024//

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Where a juvenile challenged his certification to be prosecuted as an adult, it was within the discretion of the juvenile court to find that the relevant offenses were serious and involved force and violence and the community required certification for protection, and the juvenile also had multiple referrals in the system, so the court’s ruling was appropriate under the totality of the circumstances.

Judgment is affirmed.

R.S. v. Dunklin County Juvenile Office (MLW No. 81171/Case No. SD37723 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Borthwick, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Dunklin County, Preyer, J.