State ex rel. L.D.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1DissentThibodeaux, Chief Judge
|, Upon the filing of the juvenile delinquency petition against L.D. on September 5, 2013, an answer hearing should have been held within five days pursuant to La.Ch.Code art. 854(a), after allowing for legal delays. The majority has correctly observed that good cause for an extension was not shown. L.D.’s counsel properly objected to the untimely answer hearing when it was held on October 2, 2013. On October 14, 2013, L.D.’s request to be released and the petition dismissed because of the untimely answer hearing was denied by the trial court, presumably because of *687the trial court’s erroneous…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. K.E.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010