In re Terrence G.’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
March 2003
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“Given the location and nature of [the juvenile’s] first encounter with the detaining officers, the fact that he was lawfully in full custody under the authority of a statute that exists solely for his protection and the protection of other children in the detention area, and given the limited nature of the search, we find the legality of that search to be irrefutable. Any other result would undermine the vital purpose of the runaway laws and, in effect, demand of our police officers that they abdicate common sense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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