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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 15 year old niece has been in so many fights for 2 years. The last fight resulted in serious injury of the victim. I don’t condone fights at all, but this time she was tried as an adult, which made the whole family mad. [b]I and my sister (her mother) spoke to the prosecutor directly insisting she be tried as a juvenile. [/b]The prosecutor said she has been tried as a juvenile so many times and is unable to be rehabilitated. I said teens brains are not fully developed so it takes time. At one point he said “adult actions have adult consequences” and I replied “teen actions have teen consequences”. It’s not fair the town doesn’t trust her to be out after 10 PM without an adult but thinks she is mature enough to foresee the consequences of her actions 20+ years later. I know a 17 year old kid who is being tried as a juvenile for shoplifting. This isn’t his first time shoplifting and he is older than my niece. He is being tried as a juvenile. What? Shoplifting isn’t as bad as fighting?[/quote]

I was not aware that family members of the accused were able to set the parameters of the prosecution.  Learn something new every day.  [/quote]

You did not know rich people hire lawyers that directly call the prosecutor and work a deal.

Really? [/quote]

And your niece is entitled to an attorney (and if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed, etc., etc.).  So not just reach people can plea bargain.  Once your niece is represented, ethically the prosecutor has to deal with her lawyer, not the family.

And NO— not even an attorney, or a “rich person’s attorney” gets to choose whether to try as an adult.  And there is no reason to try as a juvenile if there are multiple offenses and her behavior is getting worse. She is a danger to the community, and should be treated as such.  And the prosecutor is right— the juvenile system ISN’T WORKING FORHER.     Multiple fights and serious injuries mean your niece is not the victim.  Quit acting like she was.

And talk to her lawyer.

But mostly, get her help![/quote]

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