juvenile court

April 3, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Damascus High Case Raises Question: What Is Juvenile Court?

The recent Damascus High School assaults trained attention on the juvenile court. The boys charged in the case were first charged as adults, facing adult penalties, until their lawyers successfully petitioned to move their cases to the juvenile system. We talked with the Department of Juvenile Services to learn how the system for adjudicating youths […]

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February 19, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

In Damascus High Case, One of Four Rape Defendants to be Tried as Juvenile

A Montgomery County judge Tuesday signed an order sending one of the four defendants in the Damascus High School rape case back to juvenile court, his lawyer said. The other three defendants have hearings later this month and in March to decide whether their cases should be sent to juvenile court, according to online court […]

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