Where the fact-finding hearing in a juvenile delinquency proceeding is delayed beyond the 60-day period prescribed by Family Court Act § 340.1 (2), the proceeding must be dismissed unless "`good cause'" for an adjournment, or, in the event of successive requests for adjournments, "`special circumstances'", be shown (Matter of Frank C.,
Let's get started
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.