Legal Opinion
In re Renaldo Q.
New York Family Court
Decided October 21, 1975PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNanette Dembitz, J.
In this juvenile delinquency proceeding the petition alleges that the 15-year-old respondent committed acts that would constitute, if committed by an adult, first degree rape in violation of section 130.35 of the Penal Law. The novel question of law herein is the proper application of the recently-enacted statute, effective September 1, 1975, as to pretrial detention of juveniles charged with serious delinquencies. (L 1975, ch 837.)
1. BACKGROUND OF 1975 AMENDMENTS ON PRETRIAL DETENTION
The 1975 amendments to the Family Court Act must be interpreted in the light of their history. Prior to the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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