Legal Opinion
In re D. D.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided December 23, 1971PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kilkenny, P. J. A. D. D. D.
(hereinafter “Debbie”), a 17-year-old girl born on July 31, 1954, is now and since her last transfer thereto on April 31, 1971 has been confined as a mental patient in the female wing of the Vroom Building, a maximum security unit of the State Hospital for mental patients, now known as Trenton Psychiatric Hospital.
Debbie wrote a letter to Judge Kingfield stating therein:
Dear Sir:
I am a 16 year old girl and I am being held in the Vroom Building. I do not want to stay here.
Please give me a lawyer and a hearing to get out of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- James Covington v. David W. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
3Cited by13 opinions
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- State in Interest of RGWNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- State v. HarveyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- Burchett v. BowerDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1973
- K.J. ex rel. Lowry v. Division of Youth & Family ServicesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2005
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