Aaron is fifteen years old.He is arrested for rape.In the state that Aaron lives in,there is a law that categorically excludes 15-year-olds who commit rape from juvenile court jurisdiction.This is an example of:

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This scenario describes a situation of statutory exclusion, which is when certain offenses or age groups are excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction by law. In this case, the law in Aaron's state excludes 15-year-olds who commit rape from being tried in juvenile court. Judicial waiver, defense waiver, and direct file all involve decisions made by the court or prosecution to transfer a case from juvenile court to adult court.

Aaron Is Fifteen Years Old