Legal Question in Juvenile Dependency in Ohio

Can they do this? My 14 year old son got locked up for aggravated robbery about 2 months ago. We just moved to a high crime neighborhood. My son never been in trouble in his life. We always stayed in sunburn areas. But because of my current situation we had to move. He's a good kid, who mixed up with the wrong crowd, him and 2 other boys robbed a lady and her young son in front of a school. We were suppose to be going to court for a 2 week continence for him to be send to Hill Crest for 6 months. But all of a sudden, as soon as we walk in the court room his attorney came to me and said he is going to DYS. No explanation or anything. We could even talk or say anything in his defense to the judge. They sentence to stay up to he is 21.. Why some long for his 1st offence? How can they do that? Is this right? I understand he deserve a punishment, he does too but that's wrong. All the judge kept saying was because of all the crime in the neighbor over and over. We just moved to this neighborhood 6 months ago today. How can he blame the crime in the neighborhood on my son? He is the only one of the boys getting this much time. Plus we never knew about he going to DYS. The P.O., attorney, and the examiner told me he will be going to hill crest for 6 months. How can they switch the sentence like that?


Asked on 3/20/14, 5:03 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Fox Sarah N. Fox Attorney at Law

You may want to speak to an appellate attorney about this issue and see if they can assist you. Also here is the Ohio Public Defender's information. They also may be able to point you in the right direction.

Office of the Ohio Public Defender

250 East Broad Street - Suite 1400

Columbus, Ohio 43215

(614) 466-5394

(800) 686-1573

TTY (800) 750-0750

Read more
Answered on 3/24/14, 1:14 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More Juvenile Dependency questions and answers in Ohio