Mitigation
If a charge is proved, or if a young offender admits to an offence, the court must ask them if they wish to say anything in extenuation or mitigation of the penalty before determining how to deal with the case.
If a charge is proved, or if a young offender admits to an offence, the court must ask them if they wish to say anything in extenuation or mitigation of the penalty before determining how to deal with the case.