Legal Opinion
Matter of Edwin L.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 1996PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Appellant contends that before finding that a juvenile has violated the conditions of an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACD), procedural due process principles require Family Court to conduct a hearing, at which hearsay evidence may be considered only after a finding of good cause by the court to dispense with the confrontation of witnesses. Since neither the Family Court Act nor the requirements of procedural due process impose such restrictions upon the discretion of the Family Court to vacate an ACD order, we affirm the order of the Appellate…
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