Divide County Sheriff's Department ex rel. Throntveit v. M.W.

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] M.W. appeals a juvenile court order transferring jurisdiction to district court under N.D.C.C. § 27-20-34(l)(b). We reverse the juvenile court’s order and remand for the court to consider whether transfer to district court is appropriate under N.D.C.C. § 27-20-34(l)(c).

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[¶ 2] The State alleged M.W. committed five counts of delinquent acts of gross sexual imposition in violation of N.D.C.C. § 12'.l-20-03(l)(d) and (2)(a). The State requested a transfer of jurisdiction from juvenile court to district court. The juvenile court held a hearing and considered whether to…