http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T23:38:57-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_arrested_in_exploding_water_bottle_experiment_will_return_to_regular/ There’s more good news for a Florida teen arrested in an exploding water bottle incident. Kiera Wilmot, 16, was arrested in April and sent to an alternative school after she mixed household products in a water bottle, causing a small explosion on the… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law, States, Florida Fri, 31 May 2013 05:34:59 -0500 44410.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_wont_be_criminally_charged_over_exploding_water_bottle_she_called_a_sc/ All criminal charges have been dropped against a Florida teen who initially faced an adult felony case after she mixed household chemicals in a water bottle and it exploded on school grounds. Kiera Wilmot, 16, has said the incident was a failed effort to develop possible science project. But even… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law, States, Florida Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:20 -0500 44225.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dad_faces_child-endangerment_and_weapon_charges_after_authorities_say_son_4/ The father of a 4-year-old boy accused of shooting a 6-year-old playmate to death last month is facing multiple charges of child endangerment and one count of enabling access by minors to a loaded firearm. Anthony Senatore, 33, of Toms River, N.J., is cooperating, says his lawyer, Robert Ebberup, but… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, States, New Jersey Wed, 15 May 2013 11:20:16 -0500 44193.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_goalie_is_charged_with_homicide_by_assault_in_refs_death_will_he_be_ch/ A 17-year-old goalie from Utah has been charged with third-degree felony homicide by assault after he was accused of punching a volunteer soccer referee who later died. Salt Lake County prosecutors are seeking to move the case into adult court, report the New York Times and… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Entertainment & Sports Law, States, Utah Thu, 09 May 2013 10:02:11 -0500 44104.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/arkansas_seeks_return_of_ailing_and_aging_convict_who_fled_in_1970/ The state of Arkansas wants the return of Lester Stiggers, convicted of murder at the age of 15. The 63-year-old Stiggers, who fled to Michigan while on a furlough in 1970, was surprised when an Associated Press reporter informed him of the extradition request. Stiggers no longer… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Criminal Procedure Thu, 09 May 2013 09:04:54 -0500 44102.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/soccer_ref_dies_nearly_a_week_after_he_is_punched_by_goalie_charges_are_und/ A volunteer soccer referee has died nearly a week after he was punched by a 17-year-old goalkeeper, spurring prosecutors to review charges against the youth. The referee, 46-year-old Ricardo Portillo of Salt Lake City, died on Saturday when he was taken off life support, report the Associated… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Entertainment & Sports Law Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:01 -0500 44038.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_faces_felony_charges_in_water_bottle_incident_was_it_a_science_project/ Updated: A Florida teen is no longer facing adult felony charges after she caused a small explosion on school grounds in what her friends say was a science experiment gone bad. Kiera Wilmot, 16, was accused of mixing household chemicals in a water bottle, causing the top to blow off… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law Thu, 02 May 2013 06:00:38 -0500 43994.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotus_declines_case_on_de_facto_life_sentences_for_juveniles/ The U.S. Supreme Court declined to clear up some confusion over lengthy sentences for juveniles when it refused last week to hear the case of a juvenile who won’t be eligible for early release until he is 95 years old. The defendant, Chaz Bunch of Ohio, was convicted of kidnapping… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, U.S. Supreme Court Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:37:39 -0500 43975.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_14_arrested_after_refusing_to_remove_nra_t-shirt/ A West Virginia middle school student was arrested and pulled from school Thursday, accused of creating a disruption after he refused a teacher's demand that he remove a T-shirt that displayed the logo of the National Rifle Association and a rifle. Jared Marcum, 14, his stepfather and lawyer maintain the… Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law, States, West Virginia Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:14:57 -0500 43853.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/who_died_at_boys_reform_school_over_last_century_and_how_ag_asks_judge/ Seeking to provide some answers to questions that have been raised about an unknown number of deaths at a Florida reform school over the course of the last century, the state's attorney general on Tuesday asked a judge to OK an exhumation. "The deaths that occurred at Dozier School for… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Government Law, Legal History, Trials & Litigation, States, Florida Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:15:57 -0500 43235.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny_cops_keep_tabs_on_potential_teen_robbers_with_frequent_interaction_and_f/ New York City police are trying to dissuade potential teen robbers with a novel approach that involves early intervention and monitoring of social media. The program targets juveniles arrested for robbery in East Harlem and the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, the New York Times reports. Police… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, States, New York Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:00:06 -0600 43094.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_bills_over_3500_hours_a_year_loses_license_for_4_years_it_will_take_/ A sole practitioner who claimed to have worked well over 3,500 hours annually while representing parents and children in juvenile court and guardianship matters during two fiscal years between 2007 and 2009 has lost his law license for four years. That is the amount of time it will take Derek… Contracts, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Family Law, Legal Ethics, States, Massachusetts Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:24:39 -0600 43107.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/working_for_free/ Appellate Practice, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Careers, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Juvenile Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Features Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:20:05 -0600 42365.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_tennessee_county_agrees_to_grant_new_protections_to_accused_juveniles/ Tennessee’s Shelby County has agreed to reform its justice system in a ground-breaking pact with the U.S. Justice Department. A federal investigation had highlighted the problems there, the New York Times reports. Black teens in the county, which includes Memphis, were twice as likely as white… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, States, Tennessee Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:30:13 -0600 42133.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/da_mulls_possible_juvenile_delinquence_case_re_boy_11_accused_in_armed_carj/ Initially, it was reported that police planned to pursue no charges against 11- and 7-year-old boys who have been accused of attempting to carjack a vehicle at gunpoint in a church parking lot in Portland, Ore. But the Multnomah County district attorney's office is now considering whether to pursue a… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prosecutors, States, Oregon Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:01:26 -0600 41996.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/after_city_of_detroit_fails_to_respond_to_civil_rights_suit_judge_declares_/ The City of Detroit is facing a $1.1 million judgment in a civil rights suit, after failing to respond to the litigation and being held in default by a federal judge. Caleb Sosa, who is now 19, says he was coerced at age 14 into initialing a confession he couldn't… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Government Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, 6th Circuit Court, States, Michigan Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:35:42 -0600 41728.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/convicted_of_murder_at_age_13_ex-con_assists_ambitious_juvenile_justice/ Updated With Clarification: Xavier McElrath-Bey has firsthand knowledge of gang life. Convicted of murder at age 13, he is now a field interviewer for an ambitious study of more than 1,800 Chicago youths who entered the juvenile justice system at an early age, the New York… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:30:08 -0600 41479.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/boy_accused_of_killing_his_neo-nazi_dad_expected_exoneration_because_of_tv/ A 10-year-old boy accused of killing his Neo-Nazi father told police he thought he might not be arrested because of a plot of the TV show Criminal Minds. Prosecutors played video of the interview on Wednesday in the juvenile trial of the boy, now 12, accused of shooting neo-Nazi leader… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Trials & Litigation Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:30:28 -0500 41392.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/sixth_grader_sentenced_in_adult_court_for_murder_conspiracy_seeks_juvenile_/ Lawyers for an Indiana youth sentenced at age 12 in adult court for a murder conspiracy are asking a state appeals court to send the case back to juvenile court for a new hearing. Paul Henry Gingerich was a sixth-grader when he was accused of helping kill a friend’s stepfather… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Criminal Procedure, States, Indiana Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:05:03 -0500 41367.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/doj_suit_claims_miss._town_runs_school-to-prison_pipeline_says_flatulence_c/ The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit claiming students in Meridian, Miss., are arrested on the recommendation of school officials and jailed for days at a time without a probable cause hearing, regardless of the severity of the alleged offense. The suit claims authorities in Meridian and Lauderdale County… Attorney General, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:19:21 -0500 41292.abajournal.com