Legal Opinion
In re D.M.C.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 29, 1986No. 84-768PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In the Family Division of the Superior Court, appellant was found .to be a “child in need of supervision” within the meaning of D.C.Code § 16-2301(8) (1981)1 and committed to a group home for an indeterminate period of time, not to exceed two years. On appeal she contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence, and basing its finding of truancy upon, a document which purportedly set forth her school attendance record during the first few months of the 1983-1984 school year. We agree and reverse.
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In January 1984 the Corporation Counsel, on behalf of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Johnson v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Joseph E. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Laumer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Independent Iron Works, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Johnson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Giles v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Goldsberry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Stewart v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
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