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Originally Posted by OptionZero
They are still juveniles if they are below the age of majority in whatever state they're in.
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I agree there.
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Originally Posted by OptionZero
The decision to try and punish as an adult comes afterwards. In California, it's a W & C section 707 petition that applies only to murder and non-statutory rape IIRC (too lazy to lexis it). Age of majority is 18, minimum age to punish as an adult is...14 (Also IIRC not for sure).
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VA is really messed up. Basically it's at the commonwealth attorney's discretion. There's no clear guideline on what should and shouldn't be transferred. The law is broad eough such that any crime, no matter how minor, can be transferred if the crime can be linked to another violent crime. The statue doesn't define what it means for two crimes to be linked.
They're also trying to pass stricter one-strike-you're-out laws for juvies.
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Originally Posted by OptionZero
EDIT:
random curious observation
you're in NJ
g6 is in VA
i'm in CA
zilvian law practice is quite spread out
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I'm just posting bullshiz. I don't know anything about criminal prosecution.
I do intellectual property, which technically means I can correspond with the federal government from anywhere in the world. I rarely if ever give oral arguments. I just choose to be in DC because that's where all the action is.