Protect Your Child's Future Today. Know the Information Regarding Kids Being Charged as an Adult.
Children under 18 years old accused of a crime are normally charged in Juvenile Court, however, more serious cases can lead to children being tried as adults in criminal court.
Juvenile courts focus on rehabilitating minors instead of punishing them.
If your child is arrested don't make the mistake of letting them talk to a police officer without a lawyer. A child is allowed to have a guardian or an attorney present with them. Anything they say can have severe consequences and lead to criminal charges.
When juveniles are arrested they are afforded a detention hearing, this is the first hearing following the arrest. An attorney can argue for release of the child from juvenile detention.
A juvenile as young as 12 can be tried in criminal court for a class 1 felony or a class 2 felony. These include violent crimes and sex offenses.
A case can start off in juvenile court and then be transferred to an adult criminal court. Or a case involving a juvenile can start off in adult court, this is called a direct file, an attorney can file reverse-transfer motion in an attempt to get the criminal case moved to juvenile court.
It is important to have a competent attorney who can advocate for the case to be transferred to juvenile court. Juvenile courts have more alternative programs and laxer penalties than an adult court.
Most Juvenile records can be expunged unless they involve: homicide, felony sex offense, traffic conviction, adjudication as a violent juvenile offender or an aggravated juvenile offender.
Our team has the knowledge and experience you need. Our mitigation expert, Paige Lopez specializes in reverse-transfer cases. Ms. Lopez and Ms. White are the team to trust.
When your child's future is at stake call Paloma Law right away. 720-900-4861
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