The Kansas Supreme Court’s decision extending the right to jury trials to juvenile defendants has courts reeling statewide. But it may not mean much to the 16-year-old defendant in the case, which was returned to Finney County District Court for a new trial. The teen, who had been sentenced to 18 months for aggravated sexual battery and possessing alcohol, since has been indicted in federal court on identity theft and faces deportation.
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That is, until someone tries to decide what exactly a ‘jury of peers’ means to a juvenile.