Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. B. J. R.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 27, 1975No. 7651PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the Family Division dismissing a petition, as amended, filed under D.C.Code 1973, § 16-2301 (8) (A) (iii) and 16-2301 (8) (B), on the ground that the definition of “children in need of supervision” in that statute (hereinafter CINS) is “unconstitutionally vague” and cannot be saved by reasonable construction. The amended petition alleged that the appellee was a child “in need of supervision in that she is habitually disobedient of the reasonable and lawful commands of her parent and is ungovernable.” Appellee was specifically charged…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Smith v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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