Serious Youthful Offender Statute Constitutional
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 30th, 2012
Ohio Supreme Court case: Upheld as constitutional provisions of the state’s “Serious Youthful Offender” (SYO) statute that: 1) authorize a juvenile court to invoke (activate) the previously stayed adult portion of a blended SYO sentence based on factual findings made by a judge rather than by a jury; and 2) allow a juvenile judge to […]