In Re the Welfare of S.R.L.

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

S.R.L. appeals a pre-trial order of reference for prosecution as an adult on a charge of first degree murder. The trial court found him unsuitable for treatment within the juvenile system and that the public safety would not be served by proceeding in juvenile court. We affirm and remand for trial.

FACTS

S.R.L., born June 6, 1968, killed Dennis Hartman with a .357 magnum revolver on May 4, 1986, just after midnight. The killing occurred outside the home of S.R.L.’s ex-girlfriend, Kari Hartman.

On the night of May 3rd, -appellant, accompanied by four girls, drove to the…