Legal Opinion
In Re Russell C.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 21, 1980No. 79-398PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBois, J.
This is an interlocutory appeal raising the issue of the statutory right to a “speedy trial” in the context of a juvenile proceeding. Harkaway, J. transferred without ruling this and other issues raised in the defendant’s motion to dismiss because of their “general importance in the administration of juvenile justice throughout the State.” We hold that RSA 169-B:14 II (Supp. 1979) and RSA 169-D:13 II (Supp. 1979) create a statutory right to speedy adjudication hearings wherein a juvenile is alleged to be “delinquent” or a “child in need of services,” and remand.
On September 14, 1979, two…
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