Legal Opinion
In re D.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 5, 2012No. 10-FS-579Published
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Senior Judge:
This appeal presents an issue of first impression: the scope of the Superior Court’s authority to terminate and dismiss a juvenile proceeding in Family Court once the juvenile has been found to have committed a delinquent act and in need of care or rehabilitation. In this case, D.M., a juvenile, pled involved to one count of misdemeanor theft in the Family Division of the Superior Court. The trial court found, at a dispositional proceeding, that D.M. was in need of care or rehabilitation, adju*541dicated D.M. delinquent, and sentenced him to a six-month term of probation.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Odeniran v. Hanley Wood, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Cass v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- In re J. M. W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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