Legal Opinion
Department of Youth Services v. a Juvenile
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 22, 1981PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
This appeal concerns the statutory process by which a juvenile under the control of the Department of Youth Services (department) may obtain review of an order extending the period of his commitment beyond his eighteenth birthday. The questions raised call for a construction of G. L. c. 120, § 20, which grants a right of appeal from a judgment confirming a Department of Youth Services extended commitment order. We hold that, by the terms of the statute, a juvenile is entitled on appeal to a new trial before a jury-of-six, and to a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that his release…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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