In re the Appeal in Coconino County Juvenile Action No. J-10359

OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

In this appeal from an order of the juvenile court transferring the juvenile to adult court for prosecution pursuant to Rule 14, Rules of Procedure for Juvenile Court, two issues are presented for our consideration: (1) was the transfer order contrary to law; and (2) did the trial court abuse its discretion? We affirm the order of transfer.

FACTS

The juvenile, aged 16, three other teenagers, and a group counselor were touring the National Parks in the western states during the summer of 1986. The group spent the night of August 12 in Flagstaff, intending to visit the Grand…