Juvenile offenders (minors under 18-years-of age) can be prosecuted for committing crimes. A relatively new California law allows minors arrested for certain violent crimes to be tried as adults without having to appear before a juvenile judge first.

There are important differences between the juvenile and adult justice systems:

Under juvenile law—except in rare instances—juveniles are not entitled to a jury trial. For better or worse, a judge is the one who hears the evidence and decides whether your son or daughter is guilty or not guilty. If your son or daughter is a minor who has been arrested for committing a crime, it is important that you hire a Riverside juvenile crime defense attorney who is experienced in litigating cases in front of a juvenile judge. The lawyer must be confident enough to challenge the judge—especially if he feels that the judge is biased against your child or does not understand some important issues of evidence or substantive law in the case during trial. The lawyer also needs to thoroughly understand juvenile law in order to build a solid WINNING defense strategy on your child's behalf. This will involve a rigorous investigation conducted by a professional investigator and the involvement of certain experts if your child's case warrants this kind of a team effort. Your criminal defense lawyer is your field general who marshals all this important information, evaluates it, and prepares a WINNING DEFENSE STRATEGY for your son or daughter!

When defending a case at trial is not considered in your child's best interests, another WINNING DEFENSE STRATEGY is to persuade the court to give your son or daughter a chance at informal probation. This means that if your son or daughter follows the probation officer's supervision plan, the charges against the minor can be dismissed after a period of time—usually six months after your child is placed on the plan for informal probation. I have often been successful in persuading juvenile court judges to allow my minor clients to be placed on informal probation which means your son or daughter neither denies nor admits the charges, but performs some community service or undergoes some counseling, and, at the end of six months, the Court will dismiss the charges with proof of completing this obligation.

There are other similar strategies that a Murrieta criminal defense lawyer, experienced and skilled in defending juvenile crimes, can successfully present in your child's defense which will result in the dismissal of the charges. REMEMBER, A TRULY GOOD RIVERSIDE COUNTY CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER always has a WINNING ATTITUDE AND DEFENSE STRATEGY that keeps your child from being permanently stained with damaging criminal adjudication.

Even though the juvenile justice system is committed to rehabilitating juvenile offenders, prosecutors, probation officers, and police tend to be very aggressive about prosecuting minors—almost as if the offenders were legal adults. This is another reason that you need an experienced Murrieta juvenile criminal defense attorney to defend your son or daughter. YOU NEED A TRULY GOOD CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER to level the playing field and fight to preserve your child's freedom, record and future!

Stephen R. Brodsky, Attorney at Law, is a skilled and experienced Riverside County juvenile crime defense lawyer who has represented many children in the juvenile justice system. He has devoted more than 20 years of his life to practicing criminal law and has successfully defended hundreds of juveniles who have been charged with committing a crime. Your child's record and freedom are too important to entrust to an inexperienced lawyer. Call Stephen Brodsky today to find out how his WINNING ATTITUDE will create a WINNING DEFENSE STRATEGY for your child!

IF YOUR SON, DAUGHTER OR ANOTHER RELATIVE WHO IS A MINOR IS CHARGED WITH A JUVENILE CRIME IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY OR ANY OTHER AREA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CONTACT ATTORNEY STEPHEN R. BRODSKY IMMEDIATELY FOR A FREE CONSULTATION ON HOW TO PREPARE A SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE IN JUVENILE COURT. CALL US TODAY TOLL FREE AT 1-888-600-0710 OR CONTACT US ONLINE.