COMMONWEALTH ex rel. WATSON v. MONTONE


227 Pa.Super. 541 (1974)

Commonwealth ex rel. Watson, Appellant, v. Montone. Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson, Appellant, v. Montone.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

April 3, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle D. Lees, Assistant Defender, Michael L. Levy, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellants.

Lewis P. Mitrano, James T. Ranney and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for appellees.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, SPAULDING, CERCONE, and SPAETH, JJ.


OPINION BY SPAETH, J., April 3, 1974:

Two appeals are before the court, each by a juvenile, and each from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. They must be quashed.

Under the Juvenile Act, Act of December 6, 1972, P.L. 1464, No. 333, § 1 et seq., 11 P.S. §§ 50-101 to 103, 50-201, 50-301 to 335, if the proper authorities conclude that a child accused of an offense should be confined rather than sent home until notified to...

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