Legal Opinion

In re Justin M.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 26, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated August 13,1979, which, upon appellant’s admission to a petition, adjudicated him a person in need of supervision and placed him with the Commissioner of Social Services for the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School for one year. Order reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, without costs or disbursements, and the petition is dismissed. The Family Court’s failure to advise appellant, prior to his admission, of his statutory right to remain silent (see Family Ct Act, § 741, subd [a]) and its failure to conduct…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Joseph G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  2. People v. FondalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re Chad M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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