Case Results

A juvenile who was likely going to face a serious charge as the target of an investigation avoided the formal court proceedings and received community-based treatment.

The adolescent was accused of making terroristic threats to other children at a park and was allegedly yielding a deadly weapon.

Law enforcement was going to charge the juvenile, who had prior contacts with the police, with making terroristic threats and theft of a cell phone.

Attorney Fienman negotiated with the detective and got the juvenile referred to the Youth Aid Panel. This kept the matter out of court, costed nothing for the juvenile’s family, and provided community-based rehabilitative treatment for the juvenile.

The outcome of an individual case depends on a variety of factors unique to that case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any similar or future case.