Legal Opinion
State, Children, Youth & Families Department v. Paul G.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 2006No. Nos. 25,090, 25,321PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSTAMANTE, Chief Judge.
{1} This case requires us to decide whether the Delinquency Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-2-1 to -33 (1993, as amended through 2005) (the Act) authorizes the children’s court, pursuant to a plea agreement, to commit a child who has been adjudicated delinquent to the legal custody of the Children Youth & Families Department (CYFD) for an indeterminate period up to the age of eighteen. Because we find no statutory authority for this disposition, we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
{2} A petition alleging that Paul G. (Child) committed a delinquent act and was in need of care…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. ADAM M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. Steven B.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. DENNIS F.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
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