In the Matter of Benjamin L., a Person Alleged to Be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant

Summary

The Court held that juveniles are entitled to a due‑process right to a speedy adjudication, that the Family Court Act’s speedy‑hearing provisions begin only after a petition is filed, and that the Taranovich balancing test applies to juvenile delinquency cases; consequently the Appellate Division’s order was reversed and the matter remitted for a hearing on the delay.