Legal Opinion
State v. Angel C.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 23, 1998No. SC 15702; SC 15703; SC 15704; SC 15795PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALLAHAN, C. J.
The sole issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of General Statutes § 46b-127 (a),1 which amended the Juvenile Justice Act; General Statutes § 46b-120 et seq.; by mandating an automatic transfer to the regular criminal docket of the Superior Court (criminal docket or court) for any individual who has attained the age of fourteen years and is charged with certain enumerated offenses. Pursuant to § 46b-127 (a), automatic transfer of a child to the criminal docket is mandatory if the child is charged with having committed a capital, class A or class B felony,2 or…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Manduley v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Harrington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Ramos v. Town of VernonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. McCahillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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