In what type of cases can a child be indicted as a youthful offender and what are the consequences?
M.G.L.c.119 54 sets forth the criteria needed to indict a child as a youthful offender. In order to be indicted, the child must be charged with a felony while between the ages of 14 and 17. Additionally, one of the following factors must exist: (1) the child has previously been committed to DYS, or (2) the offense involves the infliction or threat of serious bodily harm, or (3) the child is charged with a gun offense under paragraphs (a), (c) or (d) of 10 or 10E of M.G.L.c.269. If a child is found guilty as a youthful offender he or she can receive any of the following sentences: (see M.G.L.c.
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