judicial waivers

What Is A Reverse Waiver?

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What Is A Reverse Waiver? The reverse waiver designation applies to provisions that authorize the criminal court to transfer a case for disposition to the juvenile court, but does not apply to “blended sentencing” provisions under which the criminal court retains the case while imposing a combination of dispositions, some of which are … What

What Criteria Are Used In Decisions To Waive Juvenile Court Jurisdiction?

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What Criteria Are Used In Decisions To Waive Juvenile Court Jurisdiction? United States (383 U.S. 541, 566-67 (1966)) that must be met before the court may consider waiver in a given case: generally a minimum age, a specified type or level of offense, a sufficiently serious record of previous delinquency, or some combination of the