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Can you have a trial without perental permission at age 17 in indiana? (10 points)?
so heres the deal my friends parents are actually charging him with this crime punishable for 4-15 years for somthing. so can he actually get a trial without permission from his parents because his dad said that he doesnt want him to have a trial just and go straight to jail. hes 17 can he leagally get a trial without him or is he doomed for years because this is just not right anyway you look at it his life desroyed i mean i know he did the crom and all but still not allowing him to have a trial they are already o nthe sentincing part of it or is it too late. sorry if this is too long
attempted murder with a knife
thats another thing his so called victim wasnt even hurt at all not even a scratch he was getting beat up thats why he pulled the knife plus he wasnt even given a lawer
5 Answers
- traiLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
1. Parents have no say in a criminal prosecution. Even of minors. However, a seventeen-year-old charged with a felony in Indiana is legally considered an adult.
2. If he's already at the sentencing phase, it's too late for a trial. He has already pleaded guilty.
3. No one is "given" an attorney. You must either hire one, or request a public defender from the court.
4. If the scenario in your second edit is true, he probably wouldn't have pleaded guilty. Consider the idea that he may not be telling you the truth.
Source(s): I'm a family court-appointed special advocate in Indiana. - scoutma53Lv 71 decade ago
If he is pleading guilty there does not have to be a trial. Presumably his lawyer has advised him of this. It's not his parents' decision. They may advise him though. If he pleads Not guilty and goes to trial and then is found guilty, he may well get a longer sentence than if he'd said guilty to start with. But at age 17 how long would he get anyway? I hope his victim is making a good recovery.
- pragmatism_rulesLv 71 decade ago
Parents don't prosecute, prosecutors/district attorneys do. And your friend is entitled to a lawyer. If he does not have one, he can ask the judge to have one appointed, if his parents refuse to provide one (if they do that, they could be charged with neglect as he is still a minor that they are responsible for).
To be honest, it would be easier to help you if you were somewhat more coherent. Could you try again and be more logical? What we want to know is: 1) what happened? 2) who did what? 3) when did they do it? 4) who has charged him? 5) and what role is his parents playing in all of this?
Good luck/God bless.
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Addendum: Your friend's dad cannot bypass a trial and send his son directly to jail...unless of course, you are talking about some Middle Eastern country?
- 1 decade ago
Well the constitution gaurantess you the right to trial by jury so his parents have no say in whether it goes to trial or not and also they can not infkuence what he does in a case when they are the one's charging him. What did he do that could put him away for that long?
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- ?Lv 44 years ago
Ever US citizen in spite of age or the crime is entitled to a tribulation with the help of a jury, examine the form. enter a plead of not in charge and if he has no money he would be assigned a public defender- those are his, and each voters rights. could be self protection if he did not threaten the guy with the knife yet particularly pulled it for cover. What the parent thinks does not count, what concerns is the regulation and what the jury believes.
