Juvenile Defense

 In Georgia, if you are aged between 13 and 17 and charged with a crime, then you are generally treated as a juvenile. However, Juvenile Court does not have jurisdiction over certain charges, including murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and armed robbery with a firearm. These offenses will be tried in Superior Court, with the defendant treated as an adult. Juvenile cases are extremely serious and can have life altering consequences. In Georgia juvenile law, a juvenile who is judged to have committed the alleged offense is not referred to as “guilty”, but rather, is adjudicated as “delinquent”. 

            The single most important thing you can do if a juvenile you are responsible for is charged with a crime, is to retain a firm with the knowledge and experience to work the system in the child’s favor. From analyzing the State’s evidence and investigating the allegations, to negotiating pleas, and representing our clients at trials and hearings, our firm approaches every step of the juvenile process with supreme professionalism and care.  

            In the most serious of cases, juveniles who are adjudicated delinquent may receive custodial sentences at youth detention facilities, or may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. In many other cases, a delinquent child may expect to receive probation, which may include psychological or anger management therapy sessions, community service, or random testing for drugs/alcohol. 

  If someone you know is charged as a juvenile, do not waste time, call our offices today to receive a free consultation and case analysis. Our firm offers competitive rates and convenient payment plans.