MATTER OF WELFARE OF S. V.

No. 50470.

296 N.W.2d 404 (1980)

In the Matter of the Welfare of S. V.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Tom Foley, County Atty., and Steven C. DeCoster, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for appellant.

Stephen W. Cooper, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before OTIS, TODD and YETKA, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


YETKA, Justice.

Ramsey County filed a juvenile delinquency petition against the respondent on August 28, 1974, alleging that the respondent was responsible for the death of Dennis Durand 3 days earlier. At that time, the respondent was 17 years old. A warrant for the juvenile's arrest was issued, but service could not be made. The case was continued by the juvenile court for almost 4 years. On January 30, 1978, the court sua sponte dismissed the petition since...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases