can you be prosecuted for a crime you commited when you was a minor?

Question

If someone wore a wire on you when you got them drugs when you were underage can you be prosecuted for it when you turn 18.

Answer 1

Depends on the state you live in.

Answer 2

You can be prosecuted for a juvenile offense even after you turn 18. Assuming that the statute of limitations has not lapsed, you would still be prosecuted in the juvenile system even though you are now an adult.

As an example, if you were charged with narcotics sales as a 17 year old juvenile and never took care of your case it is likely that your case would eventually turn into a warrant. Assume that you didn't have police contact for the next three years when, at 20 years old, you got pulled over. The police would likely arrest you on your warrant and your case would be handled in the juvenile system because the crime occurred when you were a juvenile.

Answer 3

It all depends on the statue of limitations regarding your state for whatever the charge is against you. Statute of limitations is defined as the time period between the time the crime was committed and the time a prosecutor may file charges. Different crimes carry different statute of limitations.
The legal age in your state applies to two items--it qualifies you to give consensual sex and gives the courts allowances to try you as an adult. For example, if you did the crime when you were17 and at the time your state's legal age was "17," then you can be tried as an adult.Do not get age of majority confused with the legal age. Age of majority is the age prescribed by your state in whcich you may leave your parents home and be an adult. Most age of majorities throughout the States is 18.

Answer 4

YEs you can. Statute of limitations varies from state to state so I am not sure how long it was from the time you committed the crime and when you turned 18 but they absolutely can prosecute you and they can also try you as an adult in some states (Indiana is one of them) if you were pretty close to 18 at that time.
Talk to an attorney prior to talking to the police PLEASE!

Answer 5

This varies in different jurisdictions.
Even though you are an adult you can still be charged with crimes you committed as an juvenile. However, you would be tried in a juvenile court. Your punishment would only be what is allowed under juvenile law.
Keep in mind that the prosecutor could ask the court to designate you as an adult offender, even if you are still a juvenile. You would then be tried as an adult and subject to the punishments of adult law.

Answer 6

That depends were you 17 some drug charges and other violent crimes can be tried as an adult at any age so they don't carry a statute of limitations, or an automatic expunging at 18

Answer 7

There is a statute of limitations for most crimes. Just because you turned 18 doesn't mean you can't be prosecuted, it depends on how many years ago the crime was.

Answer 8

In Canada you could be prosecuted as an adult for something you did as a minor but the penalty will be what you would have received as a minor.

Answer 9

You sure can. Most states, like Nevada, may still charge you as a juvenile even though you are now over 18. This would still involve appearing in juvenile court; however, upon the courts discretion, they could try you as an adult.

Answer 10

yes u can be prosecuted but it depends on how long ago it was nd da judge can try u as an adult if u were close enough to 18

Answer 11

In most states they declare older juveniles as adults and the usual Statutory of Limitations for most felonies is 7 years!