In re C.B.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*
This case presents an important issue which brings into focus the competing interests of governmental necessity and constitutional principle, having to do with the incarceration of juveniles adjudicated delinquent and the shortage of bed space within the juvenile facilities. The case comes to us because the Legislature passed a statute authorizing the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to promulgate a regulation requiring juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent (not convicted of a crime) to be transferred to adult facilities upon reaching the age of…
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. Hezzie R.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
- State ex rel. D.R.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Lazard v. FotiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- State v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 2013
- State v. FernandezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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