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MATTER OF T.G.T.

No. 86-58.

515 A.2d 1086 (1986)

In the Matter of T.G.T., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 17, 1986.

Opinion October 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Horton, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Jennifer P. Lyman, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., were on the motion for summary reversal, for appellant.

Paul Buxbaum, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John H. Suda, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time the motion was filed, and Charles L. Reischel and William L. Davis, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the response to the motion for summary reversal, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

At issue here is whether the Family Division of the Superior Court can permit the government to postpone the filing of a juvenile delinquency petition for up to five days and, at the same time, order detention or shelter care. The juvenile argues that the statute, D.C.Code § 16-2312 (1981), and due process of law require written notice of specific charges before the court can order detention or shelter care. We construe the statute to permit such...

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