Legal Opinion
In re W.L.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 20, 1991No. 90-787PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Associate Judge:
Appellant, now a fifteen year old, was adjudicated to be a child in need of supervision (CINS) for habitual truancy from school under D.C.Code § 16-2301(8)(A)(i) (1989). A disposition order was entered by the court on June 6, 1989 under the terms of which the child was committed restrictively for an indeterminate period not to exceed two years to the Department of Human Services of the District of Columbia (DHS).1 The disposition order also provided for the child’s immediate placement at the Hoffman Home, a residential facility in Pennsylvania. After placement at the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- United States v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Clark v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- In re A.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Kennedy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Chase v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- In Re BarlowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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