Legal Opinion
State ex rel. T.C.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided April 4, 2018No. DOCKET NO. A–1784–16T1Published
1Opinion of the Court
KOBLITZ, J.A.D.
*193To preserve its constitutionality, we interpret the Juvenile Justice Code (Code), N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-20 to -92, to prevent incarceration of developmentally disabled juveniles in county detention facilities because not all counties have access to a certified short-term incarceration program. T.C., who was seventeen at the time of the offense, acknowledged his responsibility for actions that would constitute second-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(a)(1), if committed by an adult. He admitted participating with two other juveniles in the unarmed forcible theft of marijuana from the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Washington v. GlucksbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Schall v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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