Criminal Law

Juveniles have right to jury trial
Kan. court says juveniles have right to jury trial AP TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that juveniles have a constitutional right to a jury trial, a surprise decision that could influence courts in other states and force local prosecutors to retry hundreds of open cases.

Kansas Supreme Court Grants Juvs Right to Jury
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled 6-1 today to grant all juveniles facing prosecution the right to a jury trial. ?We are undaunted in our belief that juveniles are entitled to the right to a jury trial guaranteed to all citizens under the 6th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution,? Justice Eric Rosen wrote...

Court: Juveniles have right to jury trial
Juvenile offenders in Kansas have a constitutional right to a jury trial, the state?s highest court declared Friday in a decision that could force prosecutors to retry hundreds of cases...

Pondering a response to protection of juve trial rights
As detailed in this post, a few weeks ago the Kansas Supreme Court held In the matter of LM, No. 96, 176 (Kan. June 20, 2008) (available here), that "juveniles have a right to a jury trial under the Sixth...

WA: no jury of your peers, kid
From the P-I:Juveniles charged with violent crime have no right to jury trialA juvenile charged with a violent crime has no state constitutional right to a jury trial, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday...

"Juveniles entitled to jury trials, Kansas court says"
"Juveniles entitled to jury trials, Kansas court says": The Kansas City Star today contains an article that begins, "In a decision affecting every juvenile criminal case in Kansas, the state Supreme Court has guaranteed juvenile defendants the right to a trial before a jury...

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