For Determined Juvenile Defense of Your Child

Juvenile crime includes every offense prosecuted in juvenile courts. There is no particular difference between adult and juvenile offenses, although the punishments are not the same. Dallas Juvenile crime defense must be handled carefully to minimize the trauma that results from being charged with a crime. This is especially vital for cases where the juvenile may be tried as an adult. For example, it is increasingly common in Dallas to try juveniles involved in sexual gang violence as adults.

If your child has been charged with a serious sex, drug or violent crime, the prosecutor may seek to impose adult criminal penalties. This is a serious disadvantage because if charged as an adult, the prosecutor can ask for a life sentence. Sally Goodman works hard to fight adult certification and keep juvenile crimes in juvenile court. She will not stop at preventing an adult transfer hearing, she also makes every effort to keep your child from doing time at Texas Youth Commission’s detention facilities, which are a bad place for any young person.

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For Determined Juvenile Defense of Your Child

Juvenile crime includes every offense prosecuted in juvenile courts. There is no particular difference between adult and juvenile offenses, although the punishments are not the same. Dallas Juvenile crime defense must be handled carefully to minimize the trauma that results from being charged with a crime. This is especially vital for cases where the juvenile may be tried as an adult. For example, it is increasingly common in Dallas to try juveniles involved in sexual gang violence as adults.

If your child has been charged with a serious sex, drug or violent crime, the prosecutor may seek to impose adult criminal penalties. This is a serious disadvantage because if charged as an adult, the prosecutor can ask for a life sentence. Sally Goodman works hard to fight adult certification and keep juvenile crimes in juvenile court. She will not stop at preventing an adult transfer hearing, she also makes every effort to keep your child from doing time at Texas Youth Commission’s detention facilities, which are a bad place for any young person.

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