Maria is a 16 year-old Hispanic female from South Carolina who has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill. Maria used a baseball bat to beat a classmate close to death leaving the victim with brain damage. The judge will render her decision tomorrow if Maria should be tried as an adult or if the case should stay within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court system. Currently, Maria is being held in an institution until an appropriate decision can be made.
Given the circumstances of the battery, the prosecutor is demanding Maria's case be transferred to the adult criminal court system, a process called a(n)

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Maria is a 16 year-old Hispanic female from South Carolina who has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill.  Maria used a baseball bat to beat a classmate close to death leaving the victim with brain damage.  The judge will render her decision tomorrow if Maria should be tried as an adult or if the case should stay within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court system.  Currently, Maria is being held in an institution until an appropriate decision can be made.
Given the circumstances of the battery, the prosecutor is demanding Maria's case be transferred to the adult criminal court system, a process called a(n)

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A waiver is the process by which a juvenile court relinquishes its jurisdiction over a juvenile offender, allowing the case to be transferred to the adult criminal court system.

Maria Is a 16 Year-Old Hispanic Female from South Carolina