Defense Attorney In Juvenile Court Cases

The role of the prosecutor boils down to three main goals. The prosecutor is responsible for investigating the crime committed, decide whether or not to proceed with legal proceeding, and finally, if legal proceedings are instigated to appear in court.

In the American Criminal Justice System, there are four key attributes in the role of the prosecutor. There are discretion, resource dependence, sequential tasks, and filtering. The prosecutors are lawyers that are accountable for presenting criminal cases in trial. The United States Attorneys are pointed by state or government, and represent the federal government in courts. They prosecute all adults who commit felonies and juveniles who commit delinquent crimes. Conjointly, the prosecutors have further responsibilities, such as legal adviser of the country commissioners, the Board of Elections, and written admonition of the prosecutors.

“The juvenile prosecutor is the attorney responsible for bringing the state’s case against the accused juvenile” (Siegel and Welsh 355). The juvenile prosecutor plays a very important role in court since they have “power either to initiate or to discontinue delinquency or status-offense allegations” (Siegel and Welsh 355). Besides bringing the case against the accused the juvenile prosecutor reaches out to schools to help try to prevent juvenile delinquency.

On 05/23/2018 at approximately 2226 hours, I, Deputy A. Martinez Vazquez (117015) responded to 211 Mission Rd., Oviedo, Seminole County, Fl. In reference to a disturbance inside of the residence. While in route to the residence, I was notified that the disturbance turned physical against a mother and daughter. Before I arrived to the residence I was notified that the 15 year old female juvenile was inside of her room.

After carefully reviewed all the facts, evidences and interviews of those associated in John’s case, as a judge, I would handle the case in a non-judicial way, require John to make restitution to the store in a form of community service and order his parents to cooperate in the treatment program. In case of John’s parents are unwilling to cooperate in the treatment programs, under the Parens Patriae concept, I would have to put him on probation in order to help deter John from committing crime in a future. In this report I will explain the reasons why.

The first case I chose was Kent v. United States (1966). This case was about a 16 year old boy named Morris Kent Jr. Young Mr. Kent who was involved in a lot of incidents which involved robberies and rape was questioned by the police of his connection with a lady who robbed and raped in her apartment where his fingerprints were found. Kent admitted to some of the involvement. When he went to juvenile court where they waived jurisdiction and he would be tried as an adult. Kent was charged in a district court where a jury found him guilty and sentenced him to thirty to ninety years in prison. Kent's attorney petitioned the court and the U.S. court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the decision although the juvenile court judge

The concept of a guardian ad litem is for an individual, usually an attorney to provide assistance to a minor involved in the juvenile justice system. This representative is selected to provide recommendations to the court for the direction of actions believed to provide the best outcome for the child. Guardian ad litem’s are tasked with making sure the child is not lost in the court proceedings and due diligence is given to obtaining the best course of action for that child and family though the use of social service agencies.

In the Juvenile Case #1, the client suspected of burglarizing and murdering the elderly lady should be tried in a Juvenile Court rather Adult court which would be in the best interest of the child. To begin with, the client has no juvenile delinquent record and had minimal behavioral issues in the Juvenile Hall, which aids to their side since they have a clean history and this is the first record of criminal behavior. With this in mind, it is plausible for the minor to change to become a better civilian through rehabilitation which is made possible by the Juvenile court. The client has proved their ability to improve themselves by earning a high school diploma and attending voluntary treatment programs which shows the success of the juvenile

How can the juvenile prosecutor fulfill both the role of protecting society and acting in the best interests of the child? Is the role of the prosecutor in juvenile court different than the role of the prosecutor in adult court? “The primary duty of the prosecutor is to seek justice while fully and faithfully representing the interests of the state” (Hess, Pg 272). Juvenile prosecutor, just like any other prosecutor role in criminal justice system is to protect society and served the state. Yet, at the same time when they seek justice they must remember that a child has different rights, and is not view as criminal but a minor. They must remember a child can be bought back into society, as a functionally citizen who can be reform. Juvenile prosecutor does not seek to punish the child, but to reform them in juvenile justice system, while adult prosecutor wishes to seek punishment. Both do wish to seek justice and protect the interests of the state, but in different forms.

According to the new system the Juvenile Justice Board has to conduct a preliminary investigation to decide whether the child had the maturity and could understand the consequences of the act. If the board feels the child had the physical and mental capacity to do the offence, he is sent to the children’s court to be treated as an adult. The court can try the child under section 18, which is regarding what to be done when the child is innocent. So the drafting is done in such a manner that the child can treated as an adult because the innocence can be found out only once he/she is under trial. At the age of 21, it is decided whether the person should be let out or not. The new system gives out the idea that there are some humane considerations but it has severe flaws.

The relationship between juveniles and their attorneys is one that has not been researched thoroughly. However, this relationship is absolutely imperative in regards to the outcome of legal situations for juveniles. While attorneys are there to represent their clients, they cannot adequately do their jobs without the help of their clients. Furthermore, it is in the client’s best interest to actively play a role in their own legal proceedings, especially when the outcome could drastically impact their life.

The defense attorney’s main objective is to see that the juvenile rights are not violated by anyone in the criminal justice system. He/She will try to have any charges filed against the juvenile have the impact against a juvenile. He/She job will be to guide the juvenile and his family throught the judicial system with a favorable solution or out come that best serves the juvenile and his /her family. Insuring that all their rights are being meet by the justice system.

Becoming a prosecutor would be my next step after graduate law school to continue my success. I had my mind-set on being a prosecutor my freshman year of High School, I can’t imagine doing anything else besides working in the

I have decided to become a lawyer in the family area because I have an unconditional love for my family and I believe that family is more important than anything. At the end of the day, when everyone else lets us down, the only thing we have is family, so we should be able to feel comfortable and safe around them. Also, I have seen horrible things happen to my loved ones and I want to make sure that I can prevent it from happening to anyone else. My goal as a family lawyer is to protect as many people as I can and make sure that they are comfortable and safe.

A lawyer's career may look intricate and complex but just like many other careers, it can seem very different when looking at it in depth. The two most well known types of lawyers are the ones who are hired to either prosecute or defend someone over a civil or criminal case. Those types of lawyers are called defense attorneys and prosecutors. A prosecutor is hired by someone who wants to gain anything from compensation, a punishment for others, or a reward of some kind. Defense attorneys are hired by someone who has to be defended in court to avoid paying compensation, or a type of punishment. The main task of these lawyers are to use any evidence, document, or information they can to help win the trial or case for their client. They can either act as an adviser or as a prosecutor depending on what the client hires for, or if they only specialize in a certain role. Each lawyer has his or her own specialty such as real estate, criminal, tax, etc. Lawyers can represent people on three different levels of trials; legal, federal or criminal.