State v. J.R.

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The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of the district court, sitting as the juvenile court, that adjudicated J.R. of having committed two counts of criminal mischief and three counts of theft, holding that the district court acted within its discretion.Specifically, the Court held (1) the court did not abuse its discretion or otherwise err in determining that commitment to a secure juvenile correctional institution was the least restrictive dispositional alternative, absent any explicit finding that J.R.’s commitment was necessary to protect the public; and (2) J.R.’s indeterminate commitment until age eighteen did not offend constitutional principles of proportional punishment. View "State v. J.R." on Justia Law