Assertion: juvenile's case | /r/HasProperty | heard in juvenile court
Facets:
value: formally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Cases involving minors who are abused or neglected by their parents or guardians—called "juvenile dependency" cases—are also heard in juvenile court.
text: In an average year, only about 3% of cases heard in juvenile court involved violent offenses like robbery, rape, murder, and aggravated assault.
text: The court intake officer then evaluates the case to determine whether further action is necessary, whether the child should be referred to a social service agency, or whether the case should be formally heard in juvenile court.
text: If the intake officer decides that the case should be heard in juvenile court, a petition is filed with the court setting forth the statutes that the child is alleged to have violated.
text: When you are a juvenile and you are accused of a crime, your case may be heard in juvenile court, also "juvenile delinquency court.
text: If someone is accused of committing a criminal act when they were a juvenile, the case is heard in juvenile court.
text: For example, cases involving defendants age 17 and younger are heard in juvenile court in 44 states, whereas five states cap the maximum age for a defendant in juvenile court at 16.