Legal Opinion
In Re Poulin
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 28, 1957No. 4564PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C. J.
Juvenile court proceedings in this state are protective and not penal and are designed to rehabilitate minors rather than punish them for the commission of crimes. State v. Lefebvre, 91 N. H. 382; Petition of Morin, 95 N. H. 518, 520. The statute requires that juvenile delinquency proceedings be heard “in an informal manner.” RSA 169:9. The court is not bound “by the technical rules of evidence” (RSA 169:26) and any adjudication “shall not be deemed a conviction.” Id. The constitutionality of this law was clearly established in Petition of Morin, supra, 521, and is not brought into question…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- In Re PoffDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1955
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Maxie Leroy Pee v. United States of America, James E. Curtis v. United States of America, Leroy S. Johnson v. United States of America, Gordon A. Magruder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
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