Q: let's say hypothetically a 16 year old boy injures a girl around the same age;
for example a stab wound with a fork or something along those lines that will definitely cause a scar. would the boy go to prison? and would another teenager around the same age be able to bail him out of jail if they have the money to?
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Hypothetically speaking, some hypothetical parent should take this hypothetical "boy" behind a hypothetical barn and beat his hypothetical backside to a pulp...That is the father of a young woman speaking...
As a lawyer, I will tell you that your hypothetical "boy" could be tried as either an adult or as a juvenile...and that depending on the injuries to this hypothetical "girl" and how badly she might be "hypothetically" scarred may dictate the type of "hypothetical" sentence that could be imposed.
However, you should immediately contact a lawyer to help advise you on this matter.
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Stabbing someone with a fork (and leaving a permanent scar) could be considered aggravated battery, a second degree felony in Florida. It will be up to the State Attorney's Office to make that charging decision as well as whether the 16 year old boy is prosecuted as an adult.
As a juvenile, there may not be monetary bond. But if there is a monetary bond, it will be up to a bail bondsperson to decide if they want to obtain collateral from a minor...doubtful.
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