W.M.F. v. State

MOORE, Justice.

This is an appeal by W.M.F., a minor, from an order by Superior Court Judge Karl Johnstone, finding W.M.F. not to be amenable to treatment as a juvenile and *1299waiving children’s court jurisdiction over W.M.F. W.M.F. contends that use of the “preponderance of the evidence” standard as the standard of proof in a waiver hearing to show nonamenability to treatment of a juvenile violates due process. She also contends that the court abused its discretion in denying a one-year postponement of the phase of the waiver hearing in which the court was to decide amenability to treatment.…