§ 720.10 Youthful offender procedure; definition of terms. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: 1. “Youth” means a person charged with a crime alleged to have been committed when he was at least sixteen years old and less than nineteen years old or a person charged with being a […]
§ 720.15 Youthful offender procedure; sealing of accusatory instrument; privacy of proceedings; preliminary instructions to jury. 1. When an accusatory instrument against an apparently eligible youth is filed with a court, it shall be filed as a sealed instrument, though only with respect to the public. 2. When a youth is initially arraigned upon an […]
§ 720.20 Youthful offender determination; when and how made; procedure thereupon. 1. Upon conviction of an eligible youth, the court must order a pre-sentence investigation of the defendant. After receipt of a written report of the investigation and at the time of pronouncing sentence the court must determine whether or not the eligible youth is […]
§ 720.25 Youthful offender adjudication; certain exemptions. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law: 1. where the court is required to find that a person is a youthful offender pursuant to section 170.80 of this chapter, the fact that such person has previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated a youthful offender shall not prevent […]
§ 720.30 Youthful offender adjudication; post-judgment motions and appeal. The provisions of this chapter, governing the making and determination of post-judgment motions and the taking and determination of appeals in criminal cases, apply to post-judgment motions and appeals with respect to youthful offender adjudications wherever such provisions can reasonably be so applied.
§ 720.35 Youthful offender adjudication; effect thereof; records. 1. A youthful offender adjudication is not a judgment of conviction for a crime or any other offense, and does not operate as a disqualification of any person so adjudged to hold public office or public employment or to receive any license granted by public authority but […]
