Category: Juvenile
In Pennsylvania, underage drinking is strictly prohibited, and it is even punishable by incarceration. Although such a sentence is rare, it brings to light how seriously the Commonwealth takes underage drinking offenses, especially when such offenses can lead to alcohol poisoning and death on Pennsylvania’s college…
Pennsylvania, like most states, has a unique juvenile justice system that focuses on restoring and rehabilitating juvenile offenders. While one of the system’s main goals is to keep the community safe from delinquent offenders, it ultimately seeks to redeem, educate, and rehabilitate Pennsylvania’s youth offenders so that they…
When you are arrested, you have certain constitutional rights – most importantly, the right to remain silent under the 5th Amendment and the right to have an attorney represent you under the 6th Amendment. These are both extraordinarily important rights, as most people do not realize how harmful it can…
Like adults, juveniles have the right to an attorney, and early representation for juvenile criminal charges is essential to ensure that your child can get the best possible outcome. Below you will find a summary of rights that apply to juveniles in delinquency proceedings. Some of…
For adults, navigating the criminal justice system can be very challenging. So what happens when the defendant is your child? For many parents, learning that their child may face criminal charges can be alarming, especially when you don’t know what to expect next. Let us tell…
How helpful is DNA evidence Juvenile Court in Philadelphia? In Juvenile Criminal Court DNA evidence is not nearly as powerful as in adult court. In Juvenile Criminal Court, the juvenile defendant generally does not have a right to a jury trial. There are exceptions to this…
