{"id":426,"date":"2018-11-20T17:41:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T22:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=426"},"modified":"2026-01-09T06:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:11:15","slug":"juvenile-in-florida-asks-for-youthful-offender-status-after-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/juvenile-in-florida-asks-for-youthful-offender-status-after-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile in Florida Asks For Youthful Offender Status After Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. criminal justice system understands that juveniles do not have the same brain development and decision-making capacity as adults. To acknowledge this, Florida passed the Florida Youthful Offender Act (the \u201cAct\u201d) which gives alternative sentencing options for certain individuals who are under the age of 21 at the time of sentencing. Your knowledgeable Tampa criminal defense attorney can help you determine whether you or a loved one are eligible for youthful offender status.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Florida Youthful Offender Act <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In order to be eligible for consideration as a youthful offender, the defendant must meet certain requirements. Of course there is an age requirement. Defendants need to be between 18 and 21 at the time of sentencing. Defendants under 18 are also potentially eligible for youthful offender status if the case has been transferred to the adult court.<\/p>\n<p>Youthful offender status is available only for felonies, however; it is not available for those who have been convicted of capital or life felonies. Defendants also need to have been found guilty or have pled nolo contendere (no contest) to their charges. Finally, defendants are only eligible for youthful offender status one time. Therefore, if they have already been sentenced as a youthful offender before, they are not eligible a second time.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/juvenile-in-florida-asks-for-youthful-offender-status-after-shooting\/#more-426\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. criminal justice system understands that juveniles do not have the same brain development and decision-making capacity as adults. To acknowledge this, Florida passed the Florida Youthful Offender Act (the \u201cAct\u201d) which gives alternative sentencing options for certain individuals who are under the age of 21 at the time of sentencing. 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