Sorrels v. Steele’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “(b) “Before making an order of disposition, the court shall advise the District Attorney, the parents, guardian custodian or responsible relative, or their counsel, of the factual contents and the conclusion of reports prepared for the use of the court and considered by it, and afford fair opportunity, if requested, to controvert them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of Schatz