Legal Opinion
In re Jeffrey C.
New York City Family Court
Decided April 8, 1975PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStanley Gartenstein, J.
The Trusteeship Council Chamber at the United Nations designed by Sven Markelius has no ceiling. Its beams and wiring and plumbing are exposed, rooted in the architects’ concept that "there is nothing as beautiful as the truth.”
If the search for truth is indeed a basic drive of the law, then it should be pursued with courage through to facts and conclusions which may be unflattering but certainly, by definition, never ugly. The history of Jeffrey C.’s contacts with this court is not flattering to the system. It is precisely for this reason that it should be recounted in detail.
Jeffrey, age…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re Myacutta A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People ex rel. Thorpe v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- In re Charles C.New York Family Court · 1975
- In re Freddie L.New York City Family Court · 1983
- State v. DoeNew York Supreme Court · 2009