by John Lonergan | Oct 29, 2021 | Juvenile Cases
This is the final post in a series of articles discussing defending against criminal charges brought against juveniles in Peoria, Illinois. While in the case of certain serious offenses, a child aged 16 or 17 will automatically be transferred to adult court, the...
by John Lonergan | Oct 29, 2021 | Juvenile Cases
This is the next post in a series of articles discussing defending against juvenile criminal charges in Peoria, Illinois. My previous article discussed theft charges against minors. While the juvenile criminal system gives judges and prosecutors the ability to be...
by John Lonergan | Oct 29, 2021 | Juvenile Cases
This is the next post in a series of articles discussing defending juveniles against criminal charges in Peoria, Illinois. My previous post addressed juvenile assault and battery charges and possible defense strategies in such cases. When kids get into fights, either...
by John Lonergan | Sep 21, 2017 | Juvenile Cases
This post concludes and recaps my series on the handling of juvenile offenses in Peoria, Illinois. I felt it necessary to write on this topic as, for obvious reasons, a parent may be unsure of what to do after their son or daughter has been arrested. The goal of my...
by John Lonergan | Sep 21, 2017 | Juvenile Cases
This is the next post in my series on the handling of Peoria, Illinois criminal offenses involving juveniles. My last article discussed dealing with prosecutors in juvenile offense cases. It is important to understand that prosecutors in juvenile cases are often more...
by John Lonergan | Aug 3, 2017 | Juvenile Cases
This is the next article in my series on the handling of juvenile cases in Peoria, Illinois. My last article discussed the differences between the juvenile and adult systems. It is important to understand that, while youth cases may be considered “civil,” they bear...
