Amy's Law
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The proposed Bill LC 29 2004 to be entitled as an act that may be known and cited as
Amys Law, which basically says when a juvenile offender commits a crime that can be considered a designated felony, first a determination will be made to discover if the offender is competent to stand trial. The age of offender will be the next factor of consideration.
If the offender is under the age of ten, he will be tried as a juvenile and could be charged as a juvenile to receive a sentence period of two years. The Department of Juvenile Justice, in its discretion, can file for an extension of time, after the initial two-year sentencing period, if needed.
If the offender is between the ages of ten and thirteen, and depending upon the designated felony that was committed, the juvenile offender can be subjected to serve a sentence of five years with the possibility of the offender being detained up through his 21st birthday.
If the offender is between the ages thirteen and seventeen, the presiding juvenile court judge would decide if the offender should be remanded to Superior Court to stand trial as an adult whereby the possibility of a sentence of life imprisonment could exist.
As the parents of Amy Michelle Yates, we ask you, as a Georgia citizen eighteen years of age or older, to support the assertion that the states juvenile court justices should be allowed the judicial discretion of determining the appropriate sentence or punishment of the crime committed on a case-by-case basis and not by the age of the offending juvenile. If so, we have provided below the opportunity for you to add your name to this petition. This petition will be presented to the Georgia General Assembly as needed throughout the 2006-2007 legislative session(s).
Amys Law, which basically says when a juvenile offender commits a crime that can be considered a designated felony, first a determination will be made to discover if the offender is competent to stand trial. The age of offender will be the next factor of consideration.
If the offender is under the age of ten, he will be tried as a juvenile and could be charged as a juvenile to receive a sentence period of two years. The Department of Juvenile Justice, in its discretion, can file for an extension of time, after the initial two-year sentencing period, if needed.
If the offender is between the ages of ten and thirteen, and depending upon the designated felony that was committed, the juvenile offender can be subjected to serve a sentence of five years with the possibility of the offender being detained up through his 21st birthday.
If the offender is between the ages thirteen and seventeen, the presiding juvenile court judge would decide if the offender should be remanded to Superior Court to stand trial as an adult whereby the possibility of a sentence of life imprisonment could exist.
As the parents of Amy Michelle Yates, we ask you, as a Georgia citizen eighteen years of age or older, to support the assertion that the states juvenile court justices should be allowed the judicial discretion of determining the appropriate sentence or punishment of the crime committed on a case-by-case basis and not by the age of the offending juvenile. If so, we have provided below the opportunity for you to add your name to this petition. This petition will be presented to the Georgia General Assembly as needed throughout the 2006-2007 legislative session(s).
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