Juveniles have most, but not all, of the same rights as adults in the criminal system. For example, juveniles do not have the right to a jury trial. Instead, juveniles are tried before a single juvenile court judge. However, juveniles have many of the same rights, including: right to counsel, right to be informed of criminal charges, right to a speedy trial, right to confront witnesses, right to have compulsory process to have witnesses subpoenaed, to decide not to testify and others.

• If you’re convicted of a crime as a juvenile can you be tried as an adult?
• What is ineffective assistance of counsel?
• If a direct appeal process and the state post-conviction process both fail, are there any other legal avenues?
• What is a post-conviction proceeding?
• If an appellate court reverses a trial court, what happens next?
• What is the direct appeal?
• What is an appellate brief?
• What is the record?
• Is there a time limit on appeals?
• What are some commonly alleged errors in criminal trials?
• What further legal options are available to a person once convicted?
• What factors does a judge consider in determining sentencing?
• How does a judge determine whether sentencing is concurrent or consecutive?
• What is the difference between serving sentences concurrently or consecutively?
• What is time served?
• If a defendant is sentenced to three years, how much time will the defendant actually serve?
• What is a suspended sentence?
• Does it matter if a person has prior convictions?
• What happens after a person is convicted?
• If the jury convicts the defendant, what are the defendant’s options?