There is a presumption under the common law known as doli incapax, whereby a child under 14 years of age was presumed not to have sufficient understanding of what is right or wrong and therefore incapable of forming the intent to commit a crime. It is for the prosecution rebut this presumption to prove that the child in question knew that what he or she had committed was seriously wrong. Failing to rebut this presumption would result in the charge being dismissed against the child.
There are some differences between an adult court and a juvenile court: