I'm not from the US, but a quick read of [1] seems to indicate that certain criminal changes automatically result in the case being transferred fro ma juvenile

I'm not from the US, but a quick read of [1] seems to indicate that certain criminal changes automatically result in the case being transferred fro ma juvenile court to a criminal court, and this is what "tried as an adult means". It's hard to tell whether the (non-juvenile) criminal court makes any allowance for the defendant's age. I suspect it may not. <Editorial>This being the US, there seems to be a tendency to increasingly try more cases in full criminal court because it is perceived as harsher or stricter. I suspect this may be a perverse outcome of the politicisation and moralisation of criminal justice in the US.</Editorial> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_as_an_adult#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_as_an_adult#United_State...