Does the child have rights in a Juvenile Court delinquency case?
Yes. The child has rights similar to adult court, such as getting notice of the charges, right to a trial, being able to cross-examine witnesses and call his own witnesses, right to counsel, right to remain silent, right to appeal, etc. The child in Juvenile Court does not have the right to trial by jury. However, the juvenile judges will normally go out of their way to be sure that the child gets a fair deal. Juvenile courts, after all, were formed with the idea of helping the child, or reforming him or her if at all possible, rather than punishing him.
