State ex rel. D.W.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KLEINER, JA..D.

D.W., born June 12, 1981, was arrested and charged with four separate acts of juvenile delinquency allegedly committed in the company of his adult cousin between October 1 and October 9, 1997, and which, if committed by an adult, would constitute acts of armed robbery contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1.

On October 20, 1997, the State moved for an involuntary transfer (“waiver”) of the juvenile proceedings to the Law Division, N.J.S.A 2A:4A-26a; see also R. 5:22-2. On January 14, 1998, a probable cause and jurisdictional hearing was held in the…