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State v. Ellsworth

Citations

  • 331 S.E.2d 503
  • 175 W. Va. 64
  • 1985 W. Va. LEXIS 574

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • consideration of constitutional rights \apply to juvenile defendants even more forcibly [than to adult defendants] because of their age and immaturity\
  • “Under both W. Va.Code, 49-5-8(a) and - 8(b), the grounds for taking a juvenile into custody where the juvenile has allegedly committed a criminal act are the same as for the arrest of an adult.”
  • noting the strict requirement for juvenile presentment

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Judges: Miller

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33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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