http://wyso.org en http://wyso.org/post/ohio-justices-debate-legal-consult-juveniles <p>The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing whether to require juvenile offenders facing the possibility of detention to consult with an attorney before deciding to waive their right to a lawyer.</p><p>Current court rules don&#39;t require such a meeting. The proposal is pitting youth advocates against some judges who say the requirement hinders the rights of parents and juveniles to make the decision themselves.</p><p>Kim Tandy, executive director of the Children&#39;s Law Center in Covington, Ky., says too many children are going through the juvenile court system without legal representation.</p> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:40:11 +0000 Associated Press 14118 at http://wyso.org