Assertion: juvenile | /r/CapableOf | try as adult
Facets:
value: in the criminal justice system
type: LOCATION
value: adult time")
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Of the approximately 2,500 JLWOP sentences in the United States, around 400 or so were awarded in Pennsylvania, which is what is known in juvenile sentencing terms as a "double mandatory" state: juveniles involved in a homicide are automatically transferred to adult court and tried as adults ("adult crime, adult time") and both first- and second-degree murder convictions carry mandatory LWOP sentences.
text: Juvenile Tried as an Adult
text: The juvenile court may relinquish its original jurisdiction over a juvenile, and have the juvenile tried as an adult in the criminal justice system if:
text: Although a juvenile tried as an adult will face harsher penalties if convicted, the minor will also have access to the same constitutional rights that an adult would have, rights which are restricted in juvenile court.
text: For more serious offenses, like murder or rape, a juvenile may be removed from the juvenile justice system and tried as an adult, depending on the circumstances.