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Aug 14, 2002 criminal-law kidnapping minors revised-penal-code article-270 custody

Custodial Responsibility Deliberate Failure to Return a Minor and the Boundaries of Trust

The Supreme Court clarifies when a custodian's failure to return a minor becomes a crime under Article 270 of the Revised Penal Code.