Create the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia: Hearing and Markup Before the Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education and the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First and Second Session, on H.R. 568, H.R. 4721, and Clean Bill H.R. 5811 ... May 9, 1991; February 27, and August 11, 1992 |
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Page 160 - If from the evidence it appears to the commissioner that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the defendant has committed it, the commissioner shall forthwith hold him to answer in the district court; otherwise the commissioner shall discharge him.
Page 159 - Columbia government ; (3) is a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia and has maintained an actual place of abode in the District for at least ninety days immediately prior to his...
Page 197 - There must be a demonstration of a rational connection between the facts found and the choice made...
Page 159 - Judicial Magistrates. (a) with the approval of a majority of the judges of the Superior Court of the district of Columbia in active service and subject to standards and procedures established by the rules of the Superior Court, the chief judge of the Superior Court may appoint hearing...
Page 164 - At the commencement of the hearing the judge shall advise the parties as provided in section 16-2305 and appoint counsel if required. He shall then hear evidence presented by the Corporation Counsel to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the allegations in the petition are true and to determine whether the child should be placed or retained in detention or shelter care. The child and his parent, guardian, or custodian may present evidence on the issues and be heard in their...
Page 163 - ... it shall not be necessary at the initial appearance for the Corporation Counsel to establish probably cause to believe that the allegations in the petition are true.
Page 116 - Supplemental questions concerning specific statutory qualifications for service as a judge in the courts of the District of Columbia pursuant to the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970, DC Code Section 1 1 - 150 1 (b), as amended.
Page 163 - ... the time set forth in the summons, or at such later time as may be authorized by rule of the Superior Court, the child named in a delinquency or need of supervision petition or the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child named in a neglect petition shall appear before a judge of the Division and shall be advised of the contents of the petition and of the right to counsel as provided in section 16-2302. At that time the child, or in neglect cases the parent, guardian or custodian, may admit...
Page 49 - The National Center for State Courts found that the caseload of the DC Court of Appeals, when compared to other state appellate courts is, based on 1986 statistics, "higher by far than any other court of last resort not having an intermediate appellate court.
Page 384 - In the opinion of the Chair, the "Ayes" have it. The "Ayes