Legal Question in Criminal Law in Mississippi

In the great state of Mississippi, if a juvenile is charged with aggrevated assault and armed robbery(which should have been just theift) should he not have physically gone in front of a juvenile court judge with a lawyer to represent him before being charged as an adult? If he was and he did not ,only his paperwork went to the juvenile judge is that not a violation of his civil rights? And would that be enough to get said juvenile released. He was 15 at the time and is now 16 and been incarserated for a little over a year now.


Asked on 10/22/10, 1:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Wayne Woodall Wayne Woodall Attorney

THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY TREATING HIM AS AN ADULT. YOU NEED TO CONSULT LOCAL COUNSEL FOR RESEARCH INTO THE FACTS ON THIS ISSUE BUT I FEAR HE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO A HEARING ON THE ISSUE BEFORE A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE.

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Answered on 10/27/10, 8:32 pm


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