Criminal
Jul. 27, 2010
When Can Juveniles Be Tried as Adults?
Proposition 21, passed in 2000, has complicated the question of whether a juvenile under the age of 18 can be tried as an adult, by Amalia Meza of the San Diego County Superior Court.
When can a juvenile under the age of 18 be tried as an adult? The answer became more complicated when the voters approved Proposition 21 in 2000, allowing prosecutors to directly file charges against some juveniles in Superior Court without judicial approval. For many juveniles, however, court approval is still sought, and it is these "fitness" hearings that are the subject of this article.
The object of this article...
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