If my girlfriend is 15, can she be tried as an adult?
Prophet Lane
Only if the charges are capital crimes and of a high profile nature.
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Only if the charges are capital crimes and of a high profile nature. Trying children as adults is rare, but you know from the news that it has happened on occasion, in murder cases especially.
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Accepted Answer Date Created: May 13,2017
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