Supreme Court of Louisiana

State of Louisiana in the Interest of R.m.

March 13, 2018239 So. 3d 820

Summary

The Louisiana Supreme Court held that the 90‑day deadline to commence a delinquency adjudication is tolled while a competency proceeding is stayed under Children’s Code art. 832, so the state did not violate the deadline and the juvenile court erred in dismissing the petition. Accordingly, the Court reversed the appellate decision and remanded for further proceedings.