Legal Opinion
State ex rel. McConnell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 30, 1978No. 13659PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Judge.
Faye Doris McConnell, a fourteen year old female, was adjudicated a delinquent based upon the finding that she committed manslaughter. The juvenile court ordered her committed to the Louisiana Department of Corrections for an indefinite period of time not to exceed her twenty-first birthday. She appeals and questions the validity of the commitment order. We affirm.
Subject to certain exceptions, juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over any child who commits a delinquent act while under the age of seventeen. La.R.S. 13:1569-70. A child who is adjudicated a delinquent may…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State in Interest of DinoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State in Interest of BraswellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- In re PittmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- State v. DuboisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
3Cited by3 opinions
- State, in Interest of GeorgeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- State ex rel. HowardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- State ex rel. McConnellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979