Legal Opinion
In re Cecilia R.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 1975PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuchsberg, J.
Cecilia R, at the age of 13 years, was adjudicated a person in need of supervision (PINS) by the Family Court, Kings County, and ordered placed at a State training school for 18 months. The principle issue on this appeal is whether she was deprived of her Federal and State constitutional guarantees of due process because the hearing which resulted in her placement, save for the dispositional pronouncement itself, was conducted in her absence.
New York law defines a person in need of supervision as one less than 16 years of age "who does not attend school * * * or who is incorrigible,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Moyer v. PeabodySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- In re Patricia A.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- People Ex Rel. Guggenheim v. MucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People Ex Rel. Silbert v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by32 opinions
- In re Orlando F.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re Leslie K.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- In re Dean L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- In re Nicole V.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- In re Michael G.New York City Family Court · 1985
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