The Family Court Act requires that a juvenile may be held in detention for no longer than 72 hours without a preliminary hearing to establish the jurisdiction of the court and to advise the juvenile of his rights (Family Ct. Act, §§ 728, 729).
While the statute does not specifically include the determination of probable cause as part of such a hearing, Chief Judge BREITEL (then Associate...
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