Category Archives: Juvenile Defense
Juvenile Arrests and Miranda Rights: What to Know
In Texas, the juvenile justice system oversees most criminal offenses involving children or juveniles, which the Texas Juvenile Justice Code considers to be either a person who is “ten years of age or older and under 17 years of age” or “seventeen years of age or older and under 18 years of age who… Read More »
Defenses for Juvenile Shoplifting in Texas
Children and teens can face criminal charges for committing offenses in Texas that are prohibited under the Texas Penal Code, just as adults can. While adolescents and teenagers are not the most common perpetrators of most serious violent crimes and felonies in Texas or elsewhere in the country, there are often offenders in this… Read More »
What is the Juvenile Justice System in Texas?
When a juvenile is charged with a criminal offense, their case will proceed through the juvenile justice system rather than the criminal justice system in Texas designed for adult offenders. The juvenile justice system is governed by a section of the Texas Family Code known as the Juvenile Justice Code. Judicial proceedings, appeals, and… Read More »