Abuse of Discretion – Jurisdiction

By: Derek Hawkins//September 15, 2021

WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. T.G.,

Case No.: 2021AP351

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Focus: Abuse of Discretion – Jurisdiction

T.G. appeals from a juvenile court order waiving him into adult court. Whether to waive jurisdiction, once prosecutive merit is found, is within the discretion of the juvenile court. Because the court did not err in finding prosecutive merit or erroneously exercise its discretion in waiving jurisdiction, we affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.[/box]

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