U.S. v. D.R.

• Position: Transfering the juvenile, accused of murder, to adult proceedings - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

TRIAL AS ADULT

U.S. v. D.R., 225 F.Supp.2d 694 (E.D.Va. 2002). A juvenile was charged with an act of murder on United States Park Service land. The government moved to transfer the juvenile from juvenile to adult proceedings pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The district court granted the petition, finding that it was supported by evidence that the juvenile was nineteen years old, and was 75 hours shy of age...