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ID: bad week for Idaho juvies

Idaho can be hell on kids and teenagers, particularly on those caught up in the system. Two crim law blogs report: - Idaho Criminal Defense Law: A Tale of Two Teens And Life In Prison - Murder of ParentJudge Michael McLaughlin sentenced Derek Lewis to life in prison with twenty years "fixed..." At least Lewis will have a chance at release. Such is not the case with Ethan Windhom, who killed his mother when he was 16 and was sentenced to "fixed" life by Judge Cheri Copsey... Is one killing really that much different from the other in these cases? - and SCOID Blog:Waiver of Juvenile Must be Considered in Light of Statutory Waiver CriteriaIn State v. Doe, the Supreme Court affirms the waiver of an immature 12-year-old with an IQ of 75 into adult court in a case where both the defense expert and juvenile probation department recommend against waiver...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arbitrary and Capricious on April 13, 2009 (boomark / email).