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Juvenile Court – Waiver to Adult Court

By: Derek Hawkins//February 28, 2017//

Juvenile Court – Waiver to Adult Court

By: Derek Hawkins//February 28, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. T.T.H.

Case No.: 2016AP1553-CR; 2016AP1554-CR

Officials: Dugan, J.

Focus: Juvenile Court – Waiver to Adult Court

In these consolidated appeals, T.T.H. appeals from non-final circuit court orders waiving juvenile court jurisdiction to adult court in two juvenile cases. T.T.H. argues the trial court must give paramount consideration to the child’s best interest in weighing the various criteria for waiver to adult court and that it is impossible to determine from the record if the court did so. Additionally, T.T.H. contends that the trial court failed to give sufficient and proper consideration to the suitability of T.T.H. receiving services in the Serious Juvenile Offender program (“S.J.O.”). This Court disagrees and affirms the trial court’s orders.

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