J. M. D. v. State

Appellant, a 17-year-old child, was charged in a petition for delinquency with the commission of two felonies, to-wit : robbery and use of a weapon in the commission of a felony. The prosecution filed a motion for waiver of juvenile jurisdiction, and certification of the case for trial as if the child were an adult, as provided in § 39.09(2) (a), Fla.Stat.

A waiver hearing was held. The judge of the circuit court, juvenile division entered an order of transferral to the criminal division, finding that there is probable cause to believe that the child did commit the felonies; that the public…