People v. Y. O. 2404

The defendant, 18 years of age and charged with a felony, executed a consent to be investigated for youthful offender treatment and, under protest, signed the jury waiver as required by section 913-h of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Sections 913-e through 913-r, entitled the Youthful Offender Act, set forth the specific provisions whereby a “youth” (a minor between the ages of 16 and 19) may be adjudged a youthful offender and thus avoid the stigma of a criminal conviction in the event of an adjudication as a youthful offender either by his plea of guilty or after summary trial. Pursuant .to…