Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida
arrested
if a minor is picked up on a warrent and they alledgedly robbed a homebut the warrent was for probable cause and there is no further evidence what should be done for the minor
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: arrested
Hire a lawyer that specializes in Juvenile Law and Criminal Law immediately. If a warrant was issued for probable cause that this minor committed this crime, then they have enough evidence to charge him now if they wanted to (generally speaking).
Re: arrested
Juvenile law differs from criminal law generally in the penalties, but the process of determining guilt or innocence is very similar. If a warrant was issued, a law enforcement official presented enough evidence to a judge that a crime was committed and there is good reason to believe this juvenile participated in that crime. That standard is not the same standard as beyond a reasonable doubt necessary to find the juvenile guilty. The minor surely needs competent counsel to assess the matter. I recently had a case dismissed in Juvenile Court at a probable cause hearing because the alleged witness upon whom the police relied was ultimately not credible to the judge. These kinds of outcomes require competent counsel.
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