Juvenile Drug Crimes
At WILL & WILL, LLP, our experienced
and knowledgeable attorneys handle
adult and juvenile criminal cases.
Our team of juvenile defense lawyers
has represented minors charged with
all sorts of drug-related offenses,
such as possession of marijuana, methamphetamine,
cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs, possession
with the intent to sale any of the
aforementioned drugs, and any related
offenses and/or enhancements such as
gang affiliations, etc... Our attorneys
are often successful in getting charges
dismissed, pleading to lesser charges
and/or having the minor placed in a
diversion program to avoid conviction
and a criminal record. Furthermore,
in convictions and guilty pleas in
juvenile court, the skilled lawyers
from WILL & WILL, LLP often convince
the court to divert the minor to an
alternative program that avoids juvenile
detention center incarceration. The
punishment in juvenile court can include
probation, special camps, foster care
and deferred entry judgments.
Minors Being Tried as Adults
Children over age 16 can be certified
as adults for serious or violent crimes
in California. The experienced and
knowledgeable former prosecutors and
career defense attorneys at WILL & WILL,
LLP have successfully argued in fitness
hearings against having juveniles certified
to stand trial in adult court. (In
juvenile court, a minor is entitled
to a court trial but not a trial by
jury.)
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