OUJI-CR 4-87C-1

LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE PROCEEDINGS -
JUVENILES - DEFINITIONS

Youth-related characteristics: Youth-related characteristics include, but are not limited to, evidence concerning the defendant's:

(1) chronological age and its hallmark features--among them, immaturity, impetuosity, and failure to appreciate risks and consequences;

(2) the incompetencies associated with youth--for example, inability to deal with police officers or prosecutors (including on a plea agreement) or incapacity to assist one's own attorneys; and

(3) whether the circumstances suggest possibility of rehabilitation.

Reference: White v. State, 2021 OK CR 29, ¶ 15, 499 P.3d 762, 768.

(2024 Supp.)