In re the Welfare of J.H.

I respectfully dissent. There is no dispute that appellant meets the requirements for presumptive certification as an adult. The burden, then, is on appellant to rebut the presumptive certification “by clear and convincing evidence that retaining the proceeding in the juvenile court serves public safety.” Minn.Stat. § 260B.125, subd. 3 (2010); see also Minn. R. Juv. Delinq. P. 18.06, subd. 1. As the majority acknowledges, “a district court has considerable latitude in deciding whether to certify a case for adult prosecution” and its “decision will not be reversed unless the [district] court’s…