U.S. Appeals Court: JUVENILES PROBATION/PAROLE.

• Position: Brief Article

U.S.v.A.J., 190 F.3d 873 (8th Cir. 1999). After pleading guilty to an act of juvenile delinquency, involuntary manslaughter, a defendant was given probation until the age of 21. The juvenile subsequently violated the terms of her probation, her probation was revoked and she was sentenced to imprisonment until the age of2l. The juvenile appealed and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court found that the district court was within its discretion to impose a sentence of confinement for 19...