2007-05-10 02:21:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends on the state and the crime.
Example
FL
Burglary- 17 years old considered a juvenile
Home invasion-17 years old considered an adult
2007-05-10 02:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by thequeenreigns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 17 yo can be tried as an adult, but it really depends on the crime if they would go that route or not.
18 yo is the age of "adult hood" and you are then no longer a minor. Of course you cant go buy any beer but you sure can go off to war! But then thats another "question" for another day! :)
2007-05-10 02:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by KUJayhawksfan* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually not.
In certain instances, yes.
An emancipated 17 year old is an adult in the eyes of the law for most things (contracts, property ownership).
And a 17 year old committing certain crimes can be charged as an adult.
2007-05-10 03:16:01 · answer #3 · answered by Wyoming Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, no, a 17 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous isn't an grownup. they ought to be performing like adults in spite of the undeniable fact that. A 17 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous ought to extremely be in charge for his or her very own movements, yet that would not propose that the parent isn't in charge additionally (from a criminal viewpoint). i'm 40 5 and that i've got a 17 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous daughter. I do my superb to handle her as an grownup. She has a vehicle and could come and pass as she pleases, yet she additionally must be abode by potential of 11 pm. it is whilst i pass to mattress, and that i do no longer desire to be troubled approximately the place she is on a similar time as i'm attempting to sleep. She is in charge for her grades, gas, cleansing up after her self, and helping around the abode. She has to get herself up for college and prepare her very own lunch, or purchase it, what ever she needs. So i assume it is a mix, she remains a baby, yet she ought to be performing like an grownup.
2016-11-26 23:54:01 · answer #4 · answered by borucki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think 18 is the legal adult age. If a 17 year old committed a crime, he will be sent to a juvenile rehab, not to a prison. That's law in our country though...
2007-05-10 02:27:45 · answer #5 · answered by lune_ellise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really depends on what the offense is...I was caught when I was 17 passing a stolen check....I got caught but they waited until I was 18 to begin the process, that way I could be charged as an adult. I ended up walking away with HYTA (homes youthful trainee act) where it isn't on my record because it happened before I was 18, and it can nevah be brought up again, unless I try to pass another bad check....so it really depends....
2007-05-10 02:28:05 · answer #6 · answered by starr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and no, there is a difference, for it mainly has to do with what crime the suspect has committed, for example, if he/she has committed murder then the case is processed as though he/she is an adult. Usually for more heinous crimes the 17 yr. old would be treated as an adult, and for less heinous crimes the 17 yr. old would be treated as a minor.
2007-05-10 02:33:55 · answer #7 · answered by The Doctor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely yes... the law sometime be acting completly stupid... a kid know very well what they're doin at the age of 17.. so thats what they see... it all depends on the crime..
example... my brother was incarcerated at the age of 15... and they tried him as an adult... all he did was go to a school to pick up a lil girlfriend.. the principal told him to leave cause he wasnt from that school(middle school) and whe he was leaving a school officer got in the middle of the truck to stop him.. he ACCIDENTLY hit the golf cart... they gave him first degree attemted murder agaist a school officer... 5 years in jail... cause we had to fight for it and he had to plee guilty.. he's now 17yrs...
2007-05-10 02:30:06 · answer #8 · answered by [[Simply*Genuine]] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes. You aren't old enough to make your own decisions per se but if you commit a crime you can be charged as an adult depending on the severity and intent.
2007-05-10 02:26:42 · answer #9 · answered by chickey_soup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It completely depends on the crime that was committed, his history, and if the prosecuting attorney of that county wants to pursue this. If it's a severe crime and the atty thinks its good for the community he's in, it may happen but rarely does it. No prosecuting atty wants to put his neck out there for something that's that volatile.
2007-05-10 02:27:59 · answer #10 · answered by Greywolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋