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Question: I am a juvenile being tried as an adult. When I am transferred can I post bail?

Answer: Whether you can post bail depends on the crime you are charged with. If you are being transferred to adult court for anything other than 1st degree murder, you may be eligible for release after posting bail.

However, if after a hearing the judge finds you pose a substantial danger to the community, that no condition of release would protect the community, and that the evidence shows you probably committed the crime, the judge would not set bail.

Otherwise, in determining whether to release you on bail, the judge will consider the following:

the nature of the crime charged,

the strength of the evidence against you,

your family ties,

whether you have a job,

your record of arrests and convictions or adjudications,

whether you use drugs, and

whether it is likely you would not appear for trial if released.

judge will make this determination at the time of transfer from juvenile court or at your initial appearance or arraignment, depending on how you were charged.


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On 10/14/05
ashley from MI said:
i do not think that teens should be tried as an adult, unless they raped or murdered someone!!!
On 03/22/04
Ryan from DC said:
If i read correctly you said that no matter what a person should be sent to adult court.If the person commits a misdemeanor and has not caused harm to someone i think that sending them to juvenile court will help them to repent for their sins just as much
On 02/29/04
unknown from VA said:
How can you be tried as an adult at say 14 when you can't vote and rights don't have any of the rights of an adult? You can't say a person is an adult for somthings and not others. If you aren't competent enough to vote then you can't defend yourself from an experianced prosecutor. I'm not saying let juveniles go free but they can't go to an adult prison and be abused. I'm doing a research paper on this topic and I don't know what this kids being tried with or what thier age is but no matter what he/she is NOT AN ADULT and is a juvenile.
On 02/26/04
matt from MN said:
I feel no matter what goes on after they do the crime, I feel more then half won't shape up, so send them to adult court right away to help their minds get in the right place
On 02/12/04
ariana from AZ said:
At age 5 , your brain is 95% developed. Already, you know right from wrong. Now a teen who has had experiences in real life, can defaintly determine what is wrong, and should contemplate the consequences for it. If you are being tried as an adult, it states that you murdered a person. Adult prison maybe taking your future away, but at least you have a future,unlike the person who you took the life of.
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