Matter of William S.

OPINION

Nevada’s juvenile certification statute allows the juvenile court to certify juvenile offenders to adult court for criminal proceedings. The statute generally gives the juvenile court broad discretion in its certification decisions, except when the offenses involve firearms and forcible sexual assaults. For those serious offenses, the statute sets forth a presumption for certification that may be rebutted if the minor demonstrates that emotional or behavioral problems or substance abuse substantially contributed to the minor’s actions and that those problems can be treated in the…