Circuit courts; juvenile's right to appeal transfer of case. (SB822)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Juvenile's right to appeal transfer to circuit court. Provides for a juvenile's right to appeal to the circuit court the attorney for the Commonwealth's decision in certain violent felony cases to transfer the juvenile's case to the circuit court for trial as an adult. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101291D |
| 01/06/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/11/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/19/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2011 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/25/2011 | Passed by temporarily |
| 01/25/2011 | Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/07/2011 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/07/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
| 02/18/2011 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely |
| 02/22/2011 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
We support this bill. It adds crucial judicial oversight to the process of trying youth as adults.
Our system of trying youth as adults is currently unfair, since youth have no right to appeal a prosecutor's unilateral decision to try them in Circuit Court (adult criminal court). This bill returns a measure of fairness to the system.