In Re Interest of Brandy M.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 7, 1994, the separate juvenile court sustained the motions for absolute discharge filed in 10 separate juvenile cases. Each motion was predicated upon the juveniles’ statutory right to a prompt adjudication hearing pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-271 and 43-278 (Reissue 1993). In an opinion designated for permanent publication, the Nebraska Court of Appeals reversed the juvenile court, holding § 43-271 applied only to juveniles taken into custody pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-248, 43-250, and 43-253 (Reissue 1993), and, in any event, the Nebraska Juvenile Code…