Opinion ID: 1135115
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Heading: Elvik's motion to dismiss the robbery count

Text: Elvik argues that, because he was not certified as an adult with respect to the robbery count, the district court erred in refusing to dismiss the robbery count. Former NRS 62.080(2) (amended 1997) provided, in pertinent part, that: If a child 14 years of age or older is charged with: .... (b) Any offense involving the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon or an attempt to commit such an offense, and the child was 14 years of age or older at the time he allegedly committed the offense charged, the juvenile division of the district court, after full investigation, shall certify the child for proper criminal proceedings to any court which would have jurisdiction to try the offense if committed by an adult.... The certification requirement of former NRS 62.080(2)(b) is based on the assumption that the juvenile division of the district court has initial jurisdiction over the matter. The juvenile division has exclusive original jurisdiction over a child who commits a delinquent act. NRS 62.040(1). The statutory definition of a delinquent act, at the time of Elvik's trial, did not include [m]urder or attempted murder or any related crime arising out of the same facts as the murder or attempted murder. NRS 62.040(1)(b)(1) (amended 1997). This court has held that a juvenile defendant does not need to be certified as an adult when the charged offense is excluded from the statutory definition of a delinquent act. Shaw v. State, 104 Nev. 100, 102-03, 753 P.2d 888, 889 (1988). The robbery in this case arose out of the same facts as the murder and, therefore, was not a delinquent act under NRS 62.040(1)(b)(1). Accordingly, we conclude that the district court did not err in denying Elvik's motion to dismiss the robbery count.