Question

Steps in the Juvenile Justice Process 1. Arrest or custody - "Miranda Rights" administered - Parents/guardians notified - Release or detained 2. Probable Cause Hearing - Must be within 48 hours of custody - Must be notified of charges, offered opportunity to an attorney - Judge decides whether youth is to be released or detained 3. Adjudicatory Hearing - Must be ten days or less for detained youth, 60 days or less for released youth - Evidence is presented by both sides before a judge (no jury) - Judge decide guilt or innocence 4. Dispositional Hearing - Judges decides punishment/consequences - Often immediately after adjudicatory hearing - Can transfer to Superior Court Which situation might result in a case being transferred to Superior Court (as seen in Step 4)? A) The judge knows the defendant. B) The crime is a serious felony. C) The jury cannot reach a verdict. D) The defendant admits to his guilt.

Answer 1

In Step 4 of the Juvenile Justice Process, a case may be transferred to Superior Court if the crime is a serious felony.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Step 4 of the Juvenile Justice Process, a case may be transferred to Superior Court if the crime is a serious felony.

This means that if the offense committed by the juvenile is a grave and major crime, it will be moved to a higher court for further proceedings.