can juveniles be charged with felonies?
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A minor, someone charged with committing a crime when under age 18, begins his or her case in juvenile court. If the minor is charged with committing a felony when age 15 through 17, his or her case may or must be transferred to adult court (the regular criminal docket in Superior Court) depending on the charge.
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Under Louisiana law it is possible to have most juvenile records expunged and sealed. If your record is expunged and sealed, no record of ever having been involved with the juvenile court system will exist. This includes records and reports from arresting agencies, such as sheriff's offices, and other departments.
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Being charged. Although the police will usually both charge and arrest you, for some minor offences you may initially only be charged, and not arrested. If you have been charged with a crime, it is important to hire an experienced criminal defence lawyer as soon as possible.
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Juveniles are tried in what is called an adjudication hearing instead of a public trial with a jury. ... Courts in the adult crime system are formal, whereas courts in the juvenile crime system are more informal. Rules about the admission of evidence is much more lenient in the juvenile crime system.
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Expungement typically allows offenders to tell prospective employers, landlords, licensing agencies, and others that they have never been arrested or convicted. However, expungement does not eliminate all the consequences of a juvenile court conviction. ... There are many advantages to sealing your juvenile records.
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Felonies can be committed at either the federal or state level. A federal felony is investigated by agencies like the FBI or DEA, and prosecuted by the US Attorney General.
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Type of Crime: Felony. ... Felonies of which are the most serious of the three. Crimes considered a felony can include: aggravated assault and/or battery, arson, burglary, domestic violence, drug-related crimes, DUI, fraud, kidnapping, manslaughter, murder, rape, robbery, theft and vandalism.
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A felon cannot touch a firearm at all. ... Intent and past circumstances do not matter when it comes to firearms. If they so much as lay a finger on a firearm they can be charged. Any kind of contact with the firearm is considered possession under the law.
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If a defendant pleads guilty to a very minor crime at arraignment, such as disorderly conduct, the judge may sentence the defendant at arraignment. ... If the case is more serious, the judge probably will set a sentencing hearing and request a pre-sentence report.
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Yes they can. A Juvenile who is under the age of 18 years can be placed in DSS custody if they are alleged to be abused, neglected and/or dependent.
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Juveniles between the ages of 7 and 16 who are convicted with certain crimes (other than felonies) can be adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent. These records are almost always automatically sealed, although it is still accessible by the criminal justice system (i.e., police and prosecutors).
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Some minors charged with a felony for the first time don't have to go through the juvenile justice process. They can do a special program, called Deferred Entry of Judgment (DEJ), instead. If they finish the program successfully, doing everything the Court told them to do, the judge will dismiss the case.
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If the youth offender was 14 years of age or older, s/he could be moved to adult court. ... If the young offender was 16 or 17 years old and was convicted of a "presumptive offence," the court would use an adult sentence unless s/he convinced the court not to. Presumptive offences were: Murder.
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Children between the ages of seven and 15 are prime candidates for juvenile court. Children as young as 12 and as old as 18 are typically taken to juvenile court, but increasingly, prosecutors are trying children in this age group as adults for very serious crimes.
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In Washington, young people, many of whom are also in the foster system, are often detained on status offenses—noncriminal actions like truancy and running away that would not be illegal for anyone over 18. Washington is an outlier among the states when it comes to locking up children for these violations.
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All juvenile records are eligible to be sealed except murder and rape. If the juvenile offender is under 18 years of age, he/she must wait 6 months following the conclusion of the case before applying for sealing.
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Juveniles can request that their records be sealed once two years have elapsed since any court order is entered. ... If a court issues an order that your record be expunged, all agencies and offices with your records will be ordered to destroy them. (Alabama Code § 12-15-137.)