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STATE, IN INTEREST OF R.M.

141 N.J. 434 (1995)

661 A.2d 1277

STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF R.M., A JUVENILE.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 7, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudia Van Wyk, Deputy Public Defender, II, argued the cause for appellant, R.M. (Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney).

Steven E. Braun, Senior Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent, State of New Jersey (Ronald S. Fava, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney).

Catherine A. Foddai, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

In this case, a delinquent juvenile was sentenced to a term of incarceration which, on appeal, he contends was illegal. That contention requires the Court to consider the substantive and procedural standards to be applied in determining whether a delinquent juvenile is developmentally disabled for the purposes of the Code of Juvenile Justice. The issue is important because a juvenile who is developmentally disabled...

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