In Re the Welfare of H.S.H.

OPINION

KLAPHAKE, Judge.

H.S.H. appeals from a judgment certifying her as an adult in connection with several check forgery offenses she committed in October 1998, when she was 17 years old. She argues that the district court abused its discretion in certifying her because the state failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that retaining her in the juvenile system would not serve public safety, as required by Minn. Stat. § 260.125 (1998).

Because the state failed to establish that appellant is a present or future threat to public safety, we reverse the district court’s certification…