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STATE EX REL. R.J.

No. 2009-CA-1026.

28 So.3d 513 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana In the Interest of R.J.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 9, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney, Nisha Sandhu, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana.

Ilona Prieto Picou, Juvenile Regional Services, New Orleans, LA, for R.J.

(Court composed of Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge, TERRI F. LOVE, Judge, DAVID S. GORBATY).

TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

This appeal arises from juvenile proceedings in which the juvenile court judge dismissed the case based upon two other adjudications involving the same juvenile and the interest of judicial economy. We find that the juvenile court judge's reasons did not constitute good cause for dismissal and reverse.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

R.J. was charged with simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, pursuant to La. R.S. 14:62.2. R.J...

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