How to Use juvenile court in a Sentence

juvenile court

noun
  • The third suspect, a Cleveland girl, will be filed on in juvenile court for the theft.
    cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021
  • The Enquirer is not naming him because the case is in juvenile court.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Steve Best works for the juvenile court probation office.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2021
  • He should have been prosecuted in juvenile court, but instead was charged and sentenced in the adult system.
    Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The suspect, who was 17-years-old at the time of the shooting, is being charged as a juvenile and will be arraigned in juvenile court.
    Eliza Fawcett, courant.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • In five others, mostly cases in which the defendant aided in a crime but did not commit an overt violent offense, prosecutors agreed to let the case move to juvenile court.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Detractors argued that the state would be compromising public safety by allowing minors accused of violent crimes to be kept in the juvenile court system when first charged.
    Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Teens in August broke windows, a TV and drop-ceiling tiles after officers did not let them out for recreation time due to low-staffing, according to juvenile court records.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
  • According to 8 News Now, four other teens who were arrested in the case have already pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in juvenile court.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The case against the suspect in the killing remains in juvenile court.
    Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2023
  • None of the teens have had any prior contact with the juvenile court, the lawyer said.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 May 2023
  • If a case starts in adult court, can it be moved back to juvenile court?
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2022
  • In this case, the juvenile court judge will decide if the teen should be sent to adult court.
    The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Miller, who was 14 at the time, admitted to the charge in an Ohio juvenile court.
    Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • He was banned from all Mayfield City schools and events and will be filed on in juvenile court.
    Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Charges against the girl were referred to juvenile court.
    cleveland, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The two teens charged were 16 at the time of the fire and were charged as adults, but their lawyers had asked for their cases to be moved to juvenile court.
    NBC News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The case has been filed in juvenile court, but the DA's office is seeking to have the case moved to adult court, Krasner said.
    Jack Date, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The reverse waiver filing would ask the court to send the 14-year-old's homicide case to juvenile court.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022
  • They were released to their mother and will be charged in juvenile court.
    cleveland, 5 May 2022
  • The girl was released to her grandfather, 69, and will be charged in juvenile court.
    cleveland, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Thomas is being held on a $2.7 million bond that was set by a juvenile court judge.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The two boys will be charged in juvenile court for delinquency.
    cleveland, 19 May 2022
  • The 16-year-old’s name has not been released because he’s charged in juvenile court.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
  • The remaining nine minors, who ranged in age from 14 to 17, were charged in juvenile court.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • His mother picked him up and must appear with him in juvenile court.
    cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • All of Bynum’s charges except for the murder counts were waived to juvenile court, online court records show.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The man's case will be handled in juvenile court given that the suspect was a minor during the war.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The case can be moved to juvenile court if three things can be proven: The child cannot get adequate treatment in the adult system.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The juvenile court also asked for a status hearing on custody of the boys that month.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024

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