Legal Opinion
In re Snap
New York City Family Court
Decided August 31, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Jeffry H. Gallet, J.
These two juvenile delinquency proceedings, in which the respondent is being detained and is charged with less than a C felony, raise questions of whether or when a respondent is entitled to a “probable-cause” hearing and under what conditions either a full fact-finding hearing or a probable cause hearing may be adjourned.
The controversy revolves around two seemingly inconsistent sections of the new article 3 of the Family Court Act, sections 325.1 and 340.1. There appears to be no case law to aid in interpreting those sections, but the cases construing…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Guggenheim v. MucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People ex rel. Kaufmann v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- In re Renaldo Q.New York Family Court · 1975
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Christopher B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re David C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993