Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Ranquist v. Director, Department of Registration & Education of Illinois
Ranquist v. Dir., Dep’t of Registration & Educ. of Ill., 439 U.S. 926 (1978)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-10-30
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that the State’s Attorney in Maryland has discretion to proceed with a petition alleging delinquency and that this discretion operates independently of the courts
- finding that although statute says state court must refuse to assume jurisdiction, the requirement is met if the refusal originates from a state official who has the authority to make such a refusal under state law
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App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.