CRIM 2211 Lecture Notes - Juvenile Court, Jury Trial, Sixth Amendment To The United States Constitution
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In juvenile court there is no plea bargaining. Certain charges can be dismissed or plead to. Kent vs united states - individual waived to adult court w/o hearing or adult & judge reviewed discovery packet deciding to waive them; due process rights of juvenile were violated bc no lawyer representing. In ra galt - case where a 16 yo was charged of harassing course to an individual charged w/ act of delinquency wasn"t charged guilty and nuaiance charged and put in school for 6 years. A trial/hearing a kid has 3 rights - right to lawyer, right to cross examine, right to be given specific of charges. In ra winship - held in context of juvenile trial standard proof of juvenile case is beyong reasonable doubt. And parents and both parties don"t agree then its admissible. If juvenile when officer tries to take statement & juvenile is under 14 the statement will not be admissible.