Opinion ID: 1367475
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Heading: The Court Conducted the Required Investigation.

Text: Zamora also argues that the court did not conduct a full investigation as required by I.C. § 16-1806. In Gibbs we said that [a] valid waiver must be based on a specific finding, supported by substantial and competent evidence obtained in the full investigation required by statute, that the defendant is not amenable to rehabilitative treatment under the juvenile court jurisdiction. State v. Gibbs, 94 Idaho 908, 917, 500 P.2d 209, 218 (1972). Zamora notes that the investigation submitted to the court does not address Zamora's need for rehabilitation or the rehabilitative services available to Zamora through the court. Again, Gibbs does not control because of the 1977 amendments. At the time Gibbs was decided, there was no statutory definition of full investigation. We held as a matter of statutory interpretation that a full investigation must include information about the youth's amenability to the treatment that is available to the youth through juvenile court. The 1977 amendment to the statute requires a full and complete investigation only of the circumstances of the alleged offense.... I.C. § 16-1806(3). The magistrate here did order a full investigation of the circumstances of the alleged offenses, and considered the investigation before arriving at his ruling. Thus, he complied with I.C. § 16-1806(3).