Legal Opinion
In re Robert D.
New York City Family Court
Decided September 29, 1978PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
M. Holt Meyer, J.
At issue in this decision is the constitutionality of paragraph (v) of subdivision (h) of section 712 of the Family Court Act which expands the definition of "designated felony act” to include a predicate felony classification.
The respondent, 14 years of age, was arrested and charged with snatching from his victim’s handbag a wallet containing a Master Charge credit card and $5 in currency. The juvenile delinquency petition herein alleged that the foregoing acts, if done by an adult, would, inter alia, constitute the crime of grand larceny in the third…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Defiance Milk Products Co. v. Du MondNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- A. E. Nettleton Co. v. DiamondNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- In re Nathan N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. EstradaNew York Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Luis R.New York City Family Court · 1979
- Mass v. BlumNew York Supreme Court · 1982