If your child, age 10 to 17 has been charged with a juvenile crime, you should immediately call Los Angeles and Southern California Juvenile Crime Defense Lawyer at The H Law Group. The H Law Group has the experience necessary to best defend the juvenile charges against him or her. If your child is convicted of a juvenile crime, he may lose his job, have his driver’s license suspended, or be denied student aid, or kicked out of public housing as a result of the juvenile conviction.
So, if your child has been charged with a juvenile crime, you should act quickly and hire the best Los Angeles Juvenile Crimes Defense Attorney at The H Law Group. Our attorneys have handled juvenile crime cases, and so they know how to best approach your case to achieve the best possible outcome for your child, as well as your family. The most common juvenile charges that we see are children who are caught in possession of marijuana or drunk driving.
For the best possible outcome, you need to select a juvenile criminal defense attorney who’s handled prior cases because juvenile crimes are unique, the right attorney may be able to get the case against your child dismissed by either the officer, juvenile officer, prosecutor, or the judge. Regardless of why your child was arrested or charged with a crime, you should hire an experienced criminal defense attorney to defend your child from overzealous prosecutors. Sentencing for juvenile crimes varies greatly from one case to another, so to achieve a favorable outcome for your child, you should contact the best defense attorney for juvenile crime at The H Law Group. The attorney assigned to your child’s case will review the facts of his or her case and will come up with the best defense strategy.
Juvenile crimes can be charged as either a misdemeanor or as a felony. To keep overzealous prosecutors from punishing your child too harshly, you should contact a good criminal defense lawyer to fight for your child. That said, some juveniles are charged as adults, if this happens, all of the proceedings and court appearances will occur in adult court. If convicted as an adult, your child will be punished as an adult. That’s an outcome that no one wants. That said, not all juveniles are charged as adults. For the prosecution to charge your child as an adult, the crime but be very serious or your child has a very long criminal record. Whether your child is charged as a juvenile or adult lies within the hand of the prosecutor and the judge. So, having an aggressive juvenile defense attorney is necessary to ensure that your child’s rights are preserved and that he or she is treated fairly by our criminal justice system. If you have an excellent juvenile defense lawyer, he may be able to convince the prosecutor or the judge to keep your child’s case in juvenile court, to avoid having him treated as an adult.
Here are some of the factors that the prosecutor and judge consider when determining to charge a child as a juvenile or as an adult:
If the judge or prosecutor decides to charge and try your child as a juvenile, the criminal charges in adult court are dismissed, and new charges are filed with the juvenile court. However, if the judge decides to try your child as an adult, the case will be filed in adult court, and, if convicted, your child will be incarcerated at the California Department of Correction Juveniles facility, also known as the California Youth Authority.
Here are some of the most frequently charged crimes for juveniles. No matter which crime your juvenile is charged with, we will defend him or her. Here are the crimes:
Theft
Shoplifting
Alcohol consumption
Drug possession
robbery
DUI
Reckless driving
Assault
Battery
School fights
Possessing a weapon
Sex Crimes
Sexual assault
Murder
Marijuana crimes
If your child has been charged with any of the juvenile crimes we just listed, you should immediately call a lawyer for juvenile crimes at The H Law Group. Our attorneys have the experience necessary to achieve the best possible legal outcome for your child. Contact Southern California and Los Angeles juvenile crime defense attorneys at 1 (213) 370-0404.
Yes, in certain cases, juveniles can be tried as adults, particularly for serious offenses such as murder, sexual assault, or repeat violent crimes. The decision depends on factors like the minor's age, the crime's severity, and prior offenses.
Penalties for juvenile crimes can include probation, community service, counseling, detention in a juvenile facility, or being sent to a rehabilitation program. In severe cases, juveniles may face adult penalties if tried in an adult court.
A juvenile defense attorney will advocate for the minor’s rights, work to avoid a transfer to adult court and negotiate with prosecutors to seek rehabilitation options. The lawyer will also navigate the juvenile court system to minimize long-term consequences.
Juvenile courts may take a more serious approach to violent crimes, which can lead to harsher penalties or a transfer to adult court. However, the court will still aim to prioritize rehabilitation where possible, particularly for first-time offenders.
Juvenile crimes may impact future opportunities, such as college admissions, scholarships, and employment. However, with proper legal defense, minimizing these effects or having the record expunged is often possible.
