Daejeon Criminal Attorney Assistance Case | Representing a Juvenile Who Committed Bodily Injury and Concluding the Case With a Protective Disposition

The client is currently enrolled in high school but, having been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, is a young person with the cognitive ability of roughly a second- or third-year middle school student.

The client explained that, while playing a game on the way home from school with a fellow student in which they hit each other once per round of rock-paper-scissors, emotions gradually rose and competitiveness grew excessive, and he was unable to keep the situation from escalating.

They then came to play a so-called 'fainting game' through rock-paper-scissors, in which they took turns forcing each other to hold their breath, and the situation escalated dangerously.

Afterward, the client strangled the victim's neck hard, the victim lost consciousness, and the situation was brought under control through the rescue of paramedics dispatched following a report.

After being investigated by the investigative authorities over this case, the client came to face juvenile proceedings and came to the Daejeon criminal attorney to obtain legal help.

When juvenile proceedings are held on a charge of bodily injury, as in the client's case, 🔗school violence punishment is imposed according to the gravity of the offense.

The following statute applies to protective dispositions in juvenile proceedings.

The client fully acknowledged his delinquent conduct and felt deep remorse over the fact that his actions had caused the victim, a fellow student, to lose consciousness.

The attorney emphasized the client's sincere remorse to the court.

The attorney emphasized that the client had been diagnosed with ADHD from an early age and had recently also been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, leaving him deficient in empathy, communication, and similar abilities compared with peers of his age.

The attorney further emphasized that the client was in a condition requiring ongoing emotional care and psychiatric treatment, and asked the court to take this into account.

As with the client in the account above, 🔗a perpetrator of school violence who is subject to criminal proceedings and faces a juvenile trial, responding to the procedure from the early stages is very important.

This is because a response must be developed by comprehensively considering a careful review of the facts of the school violence, the relationship with the victim, and the scale and duration of the harm.

At Daeryun Law Firm, a task force composed of multiple attorneys communicates with the client in real time and responds directly from the early stages of the case through to its resolution.

If you need legal assistance regarding a school violence disposition, you may consult a criminal attorney at the Daejeon office at any time.