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Mother enters no-contest plea; court schedules disposition, postpones removal decision
Summary
In Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court, Rebecca Witten entered a no-contest plea; the court set a disposition hearing for Feb. 28 and paused a removal decision while staff follow up on placement and services.
Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court on an unspecified date accepted a no-contest plea from Rebecca Witten in a child-protective petition and set disposition for Feb. 28 at 10 a.m., the judge said.
The judge told Witten that by entering a no-contest plea she would be waiving rights including trial by judge or jury, cross-examination of witnesses and the right to subpoena witnesses, and that a plea could later be used in a proceeding to terminate parental rights. "Do you understand the consequences of your plea, Miss Whitten?" the judge asked; Witten answered, "Yes."
The court confirmed attorneys had no objections to using the petition…
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