Explain please. In what state are you? What are the details?How can you charge a 17 year old for cruelty to children in 3rd degree?
You can't charge anyone with anything. Only a prosecutor may do this.How can you charge a 17 year old for cruelty to children in 3rd degree?
Sounds about right once you read up on the topic.Through sheriff's office has charged my 17 year old son with this offense. He was in a fight with some boys and now he is being charged because someone under the age of 18 was present. He is under the age of 18
It still seems odd for a child to be charged with cruelty to a child.Sounds about right once you read up on the topic.
Georgia law: http://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-16/chapter-5/article-5/16-5-70
From an attorney blog (not an endorsement, just a link to an explanation) here: http://www.pagepate.com/child-cruelty-georgia-law/
"What exactly is “child cruelty” under Georgia law?
The crime is actually called “cruelty to children” and it is divided into 3 degrees. First degree cruelty to children requires that the person intentionally cause a child under the age of eighteen “cruel or excessive physical or mental pain.” Second degree cruelty to children only requires that the person cause such physical or mental pain with “criminal negligence” instead of any specific intent to cause harm. Third degree child cruelty is a different type of offense which involves a person who is engaged in fighting or some other type of violent conduct in the presence of a child. First degree cruelty to children carries a prison term from five to twenty years, second degree is punished by up to ten years in prison, and third degree child cruelty is a misdemeanor."
17 v 14?? That, to me, would be cruel.It still seems odd for a child to be charged with cruelty to a child.
Where did you get the 14? Don't get me wrong, its not the lack of a crime I am arguing, its the particular crime he is charged with. Assault seems more appropriate.17 v 14?? That, to me, would be cruel.
It still seems off to me. I wonder how the prosecutor will deal with this one.Not that it matters here - in THIS case, the 17 year old is charged with fighting while other (non-fighting) children were present.