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STATE EX REL. S.S.

869 A.2d 875 (2005)

183 N.J. 20

STATE of New Jersey in the Interest of S.S. State of New Jersey in the Interest of N.M. State of New Jersey in the Interest of S.S.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 22, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanne T. Covert, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant, State of New Jersey, (Vincent P. Sarubbi, Camden County Prosecutor, attorney; Jack L. Weinberg, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs).

Kevin G. Byrnes, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for respondents S.S., N.M. and S.S., (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Jeffrey S. Mandel, Florham Park, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Pitney Hardin, attorneys).

John A. Ducoff, Newark and Craig R. Levine, submitted a joint brief on behalf of amici curiae New Jersey Office of the Child Advocate and New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (Kevin M. Ryan, attorney for New Jersey Office of the Child Advocate and Mr. Levine, attorney for New Jersey Institute for Social Justice; David P. Kelly, on the joint brief).

PER CURIAM.

The question presented on these appeals is whether a juvenile, brought before the court under a juvenile family-in-crisis petition (N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-83), may be adjudicated delinquent for criminal contempt (N.J.S.A. 2C:29-9). In each of the cases before us, the Appellate Division answered that question in the negative and reversed an adjudication of delinquency based upon a criminal contempt arising out of the juvenile's violation of a court...

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