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IN THE MATTER OF VINCENT

408 Mass. 527 (1990)

562 N.E.2d 465

IN THE MATTER OF VINCENT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

November 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Donovan, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the child.

E. Michael Sloman, Special Assistant Attorney General, for Haverhill Division of the District Court Department.

Anthony S. DeMarco, for Children's Law Project, was present but did not argue.

James M. Shannon, Attorney General, & Judith Fabricant, Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

NOLAN, J.

In this case, we are asked to determine the breadth of authority of a judge sitting in the juvenile session of a District Court when acting in the case of a child found to be in need of services under G.L.c. 119, §§ 39E-39J (1988 ed.). Specifically, we are faced with the question whether a Juvenile Court judge may hold such a child in contempt of court for failure to comply with the court's order.

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