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Criminal

Mar. 30, 2000

Musical Courts

FORUM Proposition 21 limited but certainly did not eliminate judges' power to determine whether to treat young criminal offenders as juveniles or adults. Page 6.

By Alex Ricciardulli
        Like Mark Twain's death, reports of the demise of judicial power over juveniles have been greatly exaggerated. Proposition 21 limited but certainly did not eliminate judges' power to determine whether to treat young criminal offenders as juveniles or adults.
        Under Proposition 21, prosecutors have the abili...

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