3.Magistrates also handle cases in the Juvenile Courts, which deal with offences, except homicide, committed by children and young persons below 16 years of age.
4.They are the culprits in a whopping 9 of 10 alcohol and drug violations and the suspected perpetrators in 4 out of 5 crimes that end up in juvenilecourt.
5.They also try cases in the JuvenileCourt, which has jurisdiction in charges against children and young persons up to 16 years, except in cases of homicide.
6.The importance of destroying the records becomes evident when the juvenile attains legal age because the judgment in juvenilecourt is wiped away and gives the juvenile a chance at a fresh start.
8.Three teenagers may be on the hook for a hefty fine if a court decides that their festive firecrackers outside an eastern German farm scared the libido right out of an ostrich named Gustav.