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LITTLE v. COMMONWEALTH

495 S.W.2d 498 (1973)

Luther LITTLE and Luther Little, guardian, etc., Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky and Department of Child Welfare, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthea Mary Boarman, Kentucky Juvenile Defender Program, Lexington, Paul F. Isaacs, Lexington, David Murrell, Lexington, Bruce Viles, Appalachian Research & Defense, Lexington, for appellants.

Lynn T. Mitchell, Frankfort, Mortimer J. Stamm, Dept. of Child Welfare, Frankfort, for appellees.

STEINFELD, Justice.

Appellant Luther Little, as guardian of his 16-year-old daughter, Ida Mae Little, brought this class action in the Franklin Circuit Court on her behalf and on the behalf of all other persons similarly situated against the Commonwealth, the Department of Child Welfare and the Commissioner of that department. Ida Mae had been found guilty of two offenses — "drug abuse" and "breaking probation" — by the Owsley County Juvenile Court and...

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