State v. Doe

LANSING, Judge.

This is an appeal from an intermediate appellate decision of the district court, which reversed a magistrate court’s order waiving juvenile jurisdiction and directing that the juvenile be held for adult criminal proceedings in a rape case. We affirm the decision of the district court.

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BACKGROUND

A juvenile petition charging thirteen-year-old John Doe with the rape of a four-year-old girl was filed in the magistrate division of the district court pursuant to the Juvenile Corrections Act, Idaho Code § 20-501, et seq. The petition alleged that the rape was accomplished through an…