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Adjudication Hearing - the trial court proceeding in which it is determined whether the allegations of the petition are supported by legally admissible evidence. Advisory Hearing - The first court hearing. Juvenile is advised of the charges against him/her and enters a plea of guilty or not guilty.
Petition: A document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent or a status offender and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or that an alleged delinquent be transferred to criminal court for prosecution as an adult.
Other court cases granting further rights include the 1970 Supreme Court case In Re: Winship, that granted the beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof in the adjudicatory stage of delinquency proceedings, and Breed v. Jones, where the double jeopardy clause was found to apply to minors as well as adults.
What are the steps or stages in the juvenile justice system? The juvenile justice system is a multistage process: (1) delinquent behavior, (2) referral, (3) intake/​diversion, (4) transfer/​waiver, (5) detention, (6) adjudication, (7) disposition, (8) juvenile corrections and (9) aftercare.
Juvenile justice court cases start with the filing of a petition. The Probation Department or the District Attorney can file the petition. A petition asks the court to get involved. It says what the state thinks the youth did.
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If the juvenile may be adjudicated delinquent or sentenced to incarceration, the prosecution has the burden of proving the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. In other situations, the prosecution has the burden of proving the charges by the preponderance of the evidence.
Petition - A document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or asking that an alleged delinquent be waived to criminal court for prosecution as an adult.
602 proceedings It is part of the civil law system where cases are adjudicated. Juvenile delinquency proceedings are sometimes referred to as Section 602 proceedings after the applicable section of California law that governs delinquency proceedings. 5. Judges hear cases in juvenile court.

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