State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. George

The issue in this appeal is whether the juvenile court’s remand of child to adult criminal court was proper under ORS 419.533. We review de novo and affirm.

On the night of December 8, 1991, child and a companion approached a person on a Tri-Met bus in Portland. Child, then 17 years and nine months old, brandished a knife and ordered the person to hand over his jacket. Child was subsequently arrested and charged with armed robbery. The state moved to remand child to adult criminal court. After a hearing, the juvenile court remanded child to the circuit court for disposition as an adult. Child…