Juvenile Female v. United States
Punishment
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 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