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What to Expect from Florida’s Juvenile Justice Process
In Florida, criminal offenders under the age of 18 go through the state’s juvenile justice system, which focuses on attempting to rehabilitate young offenders instead of subjecting them to the adult court system. If your child has been accused of a crime, you need to understand how Florida’s juvenile justice system works. If the juvenile […]
Florida Court Hears Arguments in Defense of Juvenile Offenders
On March 6, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the nature of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision, which ruled that mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders are unconstitutional because they represent cruel and unusual punishment. Specifically, the court considered the question of whether Rebecca Lee Falcon, a Panama City woman convicted of murdering […]
