NEAL DAVIS LAW FIRM, PLLC

Juveniles are generally treated differently in the criminal justice system, but sometimes they are treated as adults. Juvenile delinquency is the legal term for the behavior of children and adolescents that in adults which is judged by the criminal justice law. When the juvenile is accused of the crime then the case may be heard only in the juvenile delinquency court. Juvenile court is a type of civil court technically and it is not a criminal court, although a lot of criminal rules apply to juvenile cases.

The rights of the juvenile in the criminal law

• Miranda warning: You have rights to remain silent because anything you say can be used against you in a court of law, you have a right to hire an attorney and if you cannot hire an attorney then the court will assign a Houston criminal lawyer to you.

• Usually the police will interrogate you and you should say nothing other than your name, address, and date of birth. Let your criminal attorney in Harris County Texas , do your talking for you.

• You have the right to receive advance notice of the charges against you within a reasonable amount of time before your hearing.

• You have the right to have an attorney present during your case and hearing.

• You have the right to a trial

• You have the right against self-incrimination

• You have the right to petition your case and have a lawyer selected to help you

• You have the right to introduce evidence on own

• You have the right to cross-examine witnesses

• You have a right to call witnesses.

• A juvenile usually has the right to an attorney for the first appeal

• You have the right to report any problems or complaints while in detention without being afraid to do so.

• You have the right to talk to, write letters to, and see your lawyer.

• You have the right to be informed of the rules of detention during admission.