trail without parental permission in indiana at age 17? repeat question for (10 points)?

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?

Ever US citizen regardless of age or the crime is entitled to a trial by a jury, read the constitution. Enter a plead of not guilty and if he has no money he will be assigned a public defender- these are his, and every citizens rights. Might be self defense if he did not threaten the person with the knife but instead pulled it for defense. What the parent thinks doesn't matter, what matters is the law and what the jury believes.

If he's pleading in charge there does no longer might desire to be a tribulation. probably his criminal expert has reported him of this. it quite is not his dad and mom' determination. they might propose him although. If he pleads no longer in charge and is going to trial after it extremely is got here across in charge, he might get an prolonged sentence than if he'd pronounced in charge to initiate with. yet at age 17 how long might he get besides? i'm hoping his sufferer is making a sturdy restoration.

No, he can request an attorney.... Even if he is in jail waiting for them to decide... He simply needs to tell the judge, or someone in charge at the jail

Parents cannot waive their child's trial.