Juvenile Criminal Defense
Children under the age of 17 who are charged with a criminal offense are changed with juvenile delinquency, or committing a delinquent act. Your child may be charged with juvenile delinquency for most criminal offense, including:
- Property crimes, such as shoplifting, theft or burglary
- Simple battery (where no one is hurt)
- Aggravated or substantial battery (where someone is hurt)
- Sex crimes such as statutory rape (which is consensual sex with a minor)
- Drug crimes, such as possession, drug trafficking and intent to deliver.
The consequences of a conviction of juvenile delinquency can be very high. For example, a conviction on a drug charge would make your child ineligible for federal financial assistance for college or vocational school. As a parent, you may be held liable for up to $10,000 in damages under Wisconsin law for delinquent acts committed by your child
If your child has been charged with a delinquent act, contact attorney Craig Kuhary as soon as possible. If your child is a first-time offender, I can seek a deferred prosecution agreement, which are handled by Human Services. Under these agreements, your child will not even be charged with a crime. Instead, your child will receive informal probation. After successfully completing probation, the case will be closed without your child ever having been charged or convicted. Even if your child is not a first-time offender, there are many things I can do on your child’s behalf, including seeking an expungement of a misdemeanor adjudication.
To speak with an experienced juvenile law attorney about the charged against your child, contact me online or call my firm at (262) 442-6681 today.
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