Juvenile Crime Defense Attorneys
Young people sometimes
make mistakes. However, the law recognizes
that a minor who commits a crime should not
be treated the same in Court as an adult who
does the same thing. For minors, there is a
completely different court system that takes
the minor’s age and future into account.
David Franks has served as a juvenile
prosecutor in Cook County, and has several
years of juvenile defense experience in
private practice. If your child has been
accused of a crime,
contact
Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. today for a
free initial consultation. We have helped
many people in your situation, and we can
help you, too.
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Protecting Your Child’s Rights
As with any crime, the
individual accused has certain rights. We
fight hard to protect those rights.
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Our Approach
In defending a minor, our
first objective is to protect your child’s
rights, and to ensure his or her schooling
is not disrupted. The rules and procedures
for juvenile court are different than adult
court. Children and their parents are
brought into juvenile court on a petition
filed by the prosecutor. In adult court,
adults are brought into court after a police
officer or citizen files a criminal
complaint against the offender. In adult
court, an adult is sentenced to either Court
Supervision, Conditional Discharge
(resulting in a conviction similar to
non-reporting probation) or probation, which
also results in conviction. In juvenile
court, sentencing is called a disposition
hearing. Similar to adult court, the
juvenile court judge may place the minor on
Court Supervision at the disposition
hearing. Unlike adult court, however, there
are no convictions in juvenile court. If a
juvenile court judge does not place a minor
on Court Supervision, there is no
conviction, but rather an adjudication of
juvenile delinquency.
If the prosecutor does not
dismiss the petition or amend the charges
contained in the petition, or if we cannot
beat the counts contained in the petition,
we fight for supervision instead of an
adjudication of juvenile delinquency. If the
juvenile court judge places a minor on Court
Supervision, he or she is under a court
order to follow certain rules, requirements,
and procedures. For example, your child
would be required to remain in school, abide
by curfew, main contact with a probation
officer, or perhaps obtain counseling. If he
or she successfully complies with the court
order, the matter is dismissed and there
will be no adjudication of juvenile
delinquency.
Juvenile records are
sealed, and only law enforcement
officials will have access to the record.
The petition and disposition will not show
up during an ordinary background check.
If you have any questions
or concerns, please contact us. We would be
happy to sit down and talk with you and your
child about your child’s case.
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Franks & Rechenberg, P.C.
1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200
Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
Phone: 847-854-7700
Fax: 847-854-7848
All phone calls returned the same day
Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. serves clients throughout McHenry County and Kane County, Illinois and the Chain O’ Lakes area, including the cities of McHenry, Lake In The Hills, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Huntley, Marengo, Harvard, Woodstock, Cary, Richmond, Carpentersville, Dundee, Fox River Grove, and Elgin.
