Legal Opinion

In re Sylvia H.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 10, 1980PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, entered September 12, 1979, which, upon an adjudication that appellant was a juvenile delinquent in that she committed an act, which if done by an adult, would constitute the crime of escape in the second degree, placed her in the custody of the Division for Youth, Title III. Order reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and petition dismissed. A person in need of supervision who runs away from a Title II nonsecure facility in which she has been placed cannot, solely by virtue of that act, be adjudicated a juvenile…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re FreemanNew York City Family Court · 1980

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In re Jasmine A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. People v. OrtegaNew York Supreme Court · 1985
  3. In re Daniel I.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. In re Dylan C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. In re Jennifer G.New York City Family Court · 1999

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