Junior v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

The facts which give rise to this appeal occurred on November 29, 1969 in Las Vegas. Appellant, a 17-year-old juvenile, entered a service station with intent to commit robbery. He forcibly took a service revolver from a policeman who happened to be in the service station office and then went outside where he shot another policeman who was sitting in his patrol car.

After his arrest the state petitioned the Clark County District Court to have appellant certified to stand trial as an adult on three charges — attempted robbery, robbery and assault with intent to…