GIRL GETS 6 MONTHS IN SHOOTING.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer A Moorpark teen-ager was sentenced Monday to 180 days in the Colston Youth Center for firing a handgun at other youths in the apartment complex where her family lives. In sentencing the 13-year-old girl to Ventura County's primary custody facility for juveniles, Judge Charles McGrath made her ineligible in·el·i·gi·ble adj. 1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits. 2. for an early release until he reviews her progress, prosecutors said. The eighth-grader was found guilty after a three-day trial in Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial last month on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. and one count of resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. . Prosecutors said the girl fired on other youths, who were uninjured, with a semiautomatic handgun that belonged to her father. The shooting occurred at 3:15 p.m. Nov. 18 at Le Club Apartments in Moorpark, When sheriff's patrols arrived, the girl ran, eventually being tackled by a deputy. Sheriff's deputies later found the 9 mm handgun in the apartment where her family lives. Sheriff's officials said she was alone at home at the time of the shooting. Although the incident was a serious offense, the girl's case remained in Juvenile Court because of her age. California law California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. See also
The punishment available to the judge at Monday's hearing ranged from probation to a California Youth Authority commitment until the age of 25, Thomas said. Juveniles sentenced to custody within the county primarily are housed at Colston Youth Center, in Ventura, because the facility features educational and counseling programs for young offenders A young offender is a person of either gender who has been convicted or cautioned for a criminal offence. Criminal justice systems often deal with young offenders differently from adult offenders, but different countries apply the term 'young offender' to different age groups . |
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