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This Amicus Brief argues that courts should adopt a per se prejudice standard in post conviction relief for youth of color and highlights the disparate treatment and adultification of youth of color.
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The practice advisory is primarily for attorneys representing children and youth who are living in juvenile detention, a Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facility, or some other institutional setting; attorneys representing children a...
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This document includes a summary of US and Washington caselaw and Washington State legislation relating to fair and constitutional sentencing of youth and young adults.
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This Practice Advisory discussed the law and strategy for seeking juvenile or young adult specific jury instructions. There is also a sample brief in the WDA Brief Bank. Thanks to Ryan McGowan, 3L, WDA Legal Extern.
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This Practice Advisory provides a summary, in table format, of the 2018 significant changes to decline and auto-decline statutes impacting youth who are 16 or 17 at the time of the offense for certain offenses. The new law also al...
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This Practice Advisory provides a summary of the 2018 significant changes to decline and auto-decline statutes impacting youth who are 16 or 17 at the time of the offense for certain offenses. The new law also allows a judge to se...
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