No. 19-7887

Juvenile Female v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adult-status congress-intent delinquency-prevention district-court-discretion due-process juvenile-justice juvenile-justice-and-delinquency-prevention-act juvenile-offenders juvenile-transfer sentencing supreme-court-precedent transfer-to-adult-status
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2020-04-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court errs when it gives too much weight to the seriousness of charged offenses in deciding whether to transfer a juvenile to adult status, in light of the need to treat juveniles differently than adults, as established by Supreme Court precedent and intended by Congress in enacting the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a district court errs when it gives too much weight to the seriousness of charged offenses in deciding whether to transfer a juvenile to adult status, in light of the need to treat juveniles differently than adults, as established by Supreme Court precedent and intended by Congress in enacting the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. i

Docket Entries

2020-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Juvenile Female
Jesse SiegelLaw Office of Jesse M. Siegel, Petitioner
Jesse SiegelLaw Office of Jesse M. Siegel, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent