Legal Opinion
In re D.L.H.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 17, 2010No. 350PA09PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWBY, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the delinquent juvenile D.L.H. is entitled to have her term of confinement reduced by time spent in secure custody pending her dispositional hearings. The General Statutes do not authorize credit for time served before disposition in the juvenile context, and our judiciary may not read into the law provisions that were not included by the legislature. Accordingly, terms of juvenile confinement may not be reduced by time spent in court-ordered custody before disposition. The Court of Appeals holding as to this issue is therefore reversed.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In Re BurrusSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
- Matter of VinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
- State v. ScogginSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
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3Cited by14 opinions
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