Legal Opinion
In re "Doe"
New York City Family Court
Decided October 1, 1962PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge A. Timone, J.
The issue here involved is whether under the new State-wide Family Court Act, effective September 1, 1962, the court has been divested of all power, whatever the circumstances or the needs of the child, to “ place ” in the State Training School for Girls, a girl coming within the present definition of “ a person in need of supervision.”
Under .the new definitions in the Family Court Act a “ Juvenile delinquent ” means a person under 16 “ who does any act which, if done by an adult, would constitute a crime ’ ’; whereas a “ ‘ Person in need of supervision ’ means a male less than sixteen years…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tauza v. . Susquehanna Coal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- People v. RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- National Psychological Ass'n for Psychoanalysis, Inc. v. University of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Braunstein v. SwartzAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1947
3Cited by2 opinions
- Eagen v. RobbNew York City Family Court · 1972
- In re "Anonymous"New York City Family Court · 1963