young defendant

as a result of a decision of the European Court of Human Rights, the English courts now adhere to a practice direction by which children and young persons are to be called young defendants in the County Court and provision is made for making the court process fairer and ‘friendlier’ for such persons and to avoid treating them along with ‘harder’ adult offenders.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

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He said the young defendant had passed the compulsory basic training for riding his Honda bike but both he and his friend made a "foolish overtaking manoeuvre".

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And while police spoke to him, he received a message on his iPhone saying: "Can I buy a tenner bag off you?" A judge decided to take a "calculated risk" on the young defendant in the hope he could be steered away from crime.

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He added: "In the context of a relatively young defendant that is a very significant period of time indeed."

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The young defendant admitted possessing M-Cat with intent to supply, and having cannabis.

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He added: "This young defendant accepts full responsibility for this offence, he does not seek to diminish his responsibility.

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The judge declined to ban the young defendant from being identified, saying: "In view of the gravity of this case the press ought to be free to report it." Schick, an only child whose mother is estranged from his US-based father, looked close to tears as he was sentenced.

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The young defendant seems unable to acknowledge his action, and toward the end of the memoir the reader learns he has been involved in another incident.

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Guidelines were laid down by the Lord Chief Justice two years ago when he said trials should not "expose a young defendant to avoidable intimidation, humiliation or distress".

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Hatch and Sessions' legislation also calls for states to abandon judicial discretion--juvenile judges' power to decide whether a young defendant should remain in juvenile court or be sent to the adult system--in favor of prosecutorial discretion.