Yes. The Double Jeopardy clause.

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Yes. The Double Jeopardy clause.

Author: conorlarkin (19516 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 10:00 pm on Sep 22, 2022

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The teenager was adjudicated delinquent and sentenced as a juvenile. It does not appear he was prosecuted in adult court.

Most juvenile courts retain jurisdiction to age 21 at the most.

Fairly egregious facts. Doubtful the offender is released early. But, your pitch for a 20+ year sentence is not in play. Not in juvenile court.

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Replies to: "Yes. The Double Jeopardy clause."

Any reason why this driver shouldn't be in jail for at least 20 years? He only tried to kill two [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:49pm 9/22/22 (10) [View All]
- He’s a good boy who was just late for church and was rushing. The 14 fights he has been in since - TampaIrish - 10:36pm 9/22/22
  - Now you know what it sounds like for those defending Donald J. Trump. It’s never his fault. [NT] - conorlarkin - 5:24am 9/23/22
- Yes. The Double Jeopardy clause. - conorlarkin - 10:00pm 9/22/22
  - "Juvenile" shouldn't apply to anyone over...let's go with 12. - NedoftheHill - 10:23pm 9/22/22
    - I've argued for the opposite. Brain doesn't fully develop until mid 20s. - iairishcheeks - 1:09pm 9/23/22
      - Tie the voting age to the age of adult responsibility, and I'm interested. - NedoftheHill - 2:18pm 9/23/22
        But at 18 you could be compelled to kill people. (Draft) - iairishcheeks - 3:07pm 9/23/22
        Judges are sophisticated enough to handle that nuance, don't you think? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:58pm 9/23/22
    - Juvenile courts are for ages < age 18. - conorlarkin - 5:23am 9/23/22
      - Correct in all respects. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:50am 9/23/22