NJ S3278

Mandates automatic waiver of juveniles aged 15 or older to adult criminal court when charged with criminal homicide (excluding death by auto) if the juvenile also engaged in stalking conduct directed at the homicide victim

Requires a court hearing where the State must prove probable cause for both the homicide charge and the stalking behavior before waiver occurs

Protects juveniles by making any testimony given at the waiver hearing inadmissible in subsequent delinquency or guilt proceedings

Creates a presumption that convicted juveniles serve custodial sentences in Youth Justice Commission facilities until age 21, with possible transfer to adult corrections at the commission's discretion

Provides that if a juvenile is acquitted of the specific homicide charge but convicted of lesser offenses, the case is remanded to juvenile court for disposition under juvenile sentencing guidelines