SPONSOR:

Sen. McDowell

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

142nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 4

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 210

 

AMEND House Bill No. 210 by striking lines 144 through 146 in their entirety.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment strikes Section 28 of the bill which would require that any child charged with assault in the first degree or robbery in the first degree be proceeded against as an adult in the Superior Court without first having the opportunity to have an amenability hearing in the Family Court. First degree assault and robbery cases have been within the jurisdiction of the Family Court for many years.

Author: Senator McDowell