Can a minor be tried in adult criminal court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Superior Court of Stanislaus Cnty., F079155 (Cal. App. 2020):
Historically, a minor could be tried in adult criminal court only after a judicial determination, before jeopardy attached, that he or she was unfit to be dealt with under juvenile court law. (People v. Superior Court (Lara) (2018) 4 Cal.5th 299, 305 (Lara).) However, this historical rule was altered in 1999 and 2000 by amendments to former
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