People v. Mahone

On August 27, 1976, the Probate Court of Oakland County, acting on the petition of the prosecutor, held a hearing, pursuant to statute and court rule, MCLA 712A.4; MSA 27.3178(598.4), JCR 1969, 11, to determine whether jurisdiction over defendant, then 16 years old, would be waived to the circuit court for trial on two armed robbery charges. Two days after the hearing, the probate court issued an order of waiver listing the criteria he considered:

"[I]t appear[s] to the Court upon investigation and examination into the facts and from the proofs thereon, that there is probable cause to believe…