John Hoover, center, of the 216th District Attorney’s Office works with Mikayla Moellering and Mason Pressler before Teen Court proceedings on Monday, Sept. 30. Below left, Madison Cleveland, Gillespie County’s first assistant county attorney, preps Derek Seng and Ava Nations before Teen Court proceedings on Monday, Sept. 30. Below right, Derek Seng presents the defense’s closing argument to the jury on Monday, Sept. 30.
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A true ‘jury of one’s peers’
The Sixth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees defendants a right to a jury of peers. And now, for teen offenders in Fredericksburg, this is more true than ever.
