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MATTER OF WELFARE OF K.A.A.

No. C7-86-1109.

410 N.W.2d 836 (1987)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF K.A.A., Child.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh A. Cameron, Itasca Co. Atty., W. James Mason, Asst. Co. Atty., Grand Rapids, for appellant.

Steven M. Bradt, Grand Rapids, for respondent.

Jean Gerval, Minnesota Co. Atty's Ass'n, Thomas L. Johnson, Hennepin Co. Atty., Vernon E. Bergstrom, Chief, Appellate Section, Beverly J. Wolfe, Asst. Hennepin Co. Atty., Minneapolis, for amicus curiae.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

KELLEY, Justice.

May a juvenile alleged by the state to be delinquent, over the State's objection, waive the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in favor of a criminal prosecution as an adult in district court? The court of appeals, affirming the juvenile court below, held that a juvenile may make such a waiver.1 We disagree and reverse.

On April 1, 1986, a delinquency petition filed in Itasca County Juvenile Court alleged that...

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