Legal Opinion
In re Dexter P.
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided July 1, 1994Published
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
The issue of first impression in the present case is whether a juvenile who is charged with having committed serious juvenile offenses and whose order of detention has not been timely reviewed or renewed within the fifteen day period prescribed by the rules of practice is entitled to immediate release. The court holds that he is not.
On January 6,1994, a petition was signed and notarized charging that on December 3,1993, the respondent child, age fourteen, had committed the crime of use of a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-119b. A hearing on…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- People v. DeforeNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Rowe v. GodouSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. ClementeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
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