Georgia

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Georgias Seven Deadly Sins

• Different from the seven deadly sins of the
  Catholic Church!

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What are GAs Seven Deadly Sins?

• They are seven crimes that when committed
• by a juvenile who is 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17 years
• old will result in an adult trial in superior
  court
• and adult sentencing.

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What are GAs Seven Deadly Sins?

• These crimes are 1.) Murder, 2.) Voluntary
• Manslaughter, 3.) Rape, 4.) Aggravated
• Sodomy, 5.) Aggravated Child Molestation,
• 6.) Aggravated Sexual Battery, and 7.) Armed
• Robbery with a Fire arm.

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Sentencing for GAs 7 Deadly Sins

• First Offense non-parolable sentence of at
  least 10 yrs.
• Minimum sentencing for first offense of murder is
  LIFE, with no parole eligibility for 25 yrs.
• Second Offense - for any of the 7 Deadlies
  LIFE without the possibility of parole.

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• Intake
• When a juvenile is taken into custody, he or she
  is turned over to an intake officer who
  investigates the case.
• The intake officer must decide if there is enough
  evidence to make a charge against the juvenile.
  If there is not enough evidence, the intake
  officer must release the juvenile.

Weve gotta do some searching in order to make
charges against you pal!
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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• NOTE At this point the
• juvenile can be either
• 1. Released into the
• custody of his or her
• parents or guardians
• 2. Detained in the one
• of the states Regional
• Youth Detention
• Centers or in adult
• prisons for 7 Deadly
• Sins crimes

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• 2. Detention
• If the juvenile is detained, a hearing has to be
  held within 72-hours.
• Then the judge has three options
• Dismiss the case
• Have an informal adjustment hearing
• Have a formal hearing

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• OPTIONAL Informal Adjustment
• Held for first-time offenders (people who havent
  been charged with breaking the law before)
• The juvenile and the parent(s) / guardian(s)
  must agree to show up, and the young person must
  admit to the wrongdoing in front of the judge.

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• OPTIONAL Informal Adjustment
• The juvenile is under the supervision of the
  courts for 90 days and might be required to
  attend school regularly, participate in
  counseling, pay fines for any damages done, or to
  complete community service.

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• 3. Part A - Adjudicatory Hearing
• Juvenile judge hears the case and judge decides
  if the juvenile is guilty after hearing/seeing
  all the evidence
• No Jury is present

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• 3. Part B - Dispositional Hearing
• Judge determines the punishment for juvenile
  after calling witnesses and presenting evidence
  that might influence the judges sentencing.

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• 4. Sentencing
• Giving out the punishment
• Release juv. on probation
• Send to boot camp
• Commit juv. to Dept. of Juv. Justice
• Place in YDC for up to 90 days
• Release to the custody of parents without court
  supervision
• Assign fines, counseling, or mandatory school
  attendance

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Steps in the Juvenile
Justice Process

• Appeal
• Juvenile can appeal his or her case if found
  guilty and enough evidence actually exists to
  show that juvenile is innocent.