1.   Juvenile cases need to be brought to a conclusion quickly.

2.   Because they do not talk about pending juvenile cases, Denton County officials declined Wednesday to comment about the hearing.

3.   But because Kroeker was a juvenile and federal courts do not handle juvenile cases, Johnson County authorities were asked to prosecute.

4.   But Dawson said he did not know what the court might do in such a juvenile case.

5.   But in every juvenile case, prosecutors consider all options, Isaacks said.

6.   He did not handle juvenile cases or high-profile adult cases.

7.   However, he said, it is hard to test that theory because confidentiality restrictions on juvenile cases make it hard to gather data.

8.   Indictments are not issued in juvenile cases.

9.   Juvenile cases are usually kept secret.

10.   McCalla, a specialist in juvenile cases, said Friday that he could not comment.