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In Re Johnson

Citations

  • 255 A.2d 419
  • 254 Md. 517
  • 1969 Md. LEXIS 892

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  • stating that the concept underlying juvenile proceedings is protection of the juvenile
  • underlying concept of juvenile proceedings is protection of juvenile; judges think not in terms of guilt, but of juvenile’s need for protection and rehabilitation
  • no violation of sixth and fourteenth amendment of federal constitution or state constitution's jury-trial guarantees
  • “While [juvenile] proceedings are informal, § 60, the rules of practice, of procedure, of evidence, and standards of fairness must be observed.”
  • “The proceedings of a juvenile court are not criminal in nature, and its dispositions are not punishment for crime.”

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Judges: Hammond, Marbury, McWilliams, Finan, Singley

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