Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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D050037
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Carl N., a minor
Juvenile court's commitment of minor to California Youth Authority is appropriate on grounds of retribution, exhaustion of alternatives, and protecting public. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 12, 2008 | |
B196011
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Brandon G., a Minor
16-year-old found to be in possession of firearm with live ammunition cannot have his commitment recalled. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 11, 2008 | |
B197000
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G.S.R., a Minor
Financial inability of noncustodial, nonoffending father who was never adjudged unfit as parent is improper basis for terminating parental rights. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 9, 2008 | |
D050037
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Carl N., a Minor
Juvenile court's commitment of minor to California Youth Authority is appropriate on grounds of retribution, exhaustion of alternatives, and protecting public. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 7, 2008 | |
D050037
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Carl N., a Minor
Juvenile court's commitment of minor to California Youth Authority is appropriate on grounds of retribution, exhaustion of alternatives, and protecting public. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 26, 2008 | |
A117896
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Usef S., a Minor
Juvenile court has no duty to hold suitability hearing for deferred entry of judgment program if minor insists upon having contested jurisdictional hearing. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 21, 2008 | |
C055838
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S.B., a Minor
Juvenile court's finding that probability of adoption exists for child is not appealable. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 18, 2008 | |
B197000
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G.S.R., a Minor
Financial inability of noncustodial, nonoffending father who was never adjudged unfit as parent is improper basis for terminating parental rights. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 11, 2008 | |
D050179
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B.D., a Minor
Location of prospective adoptive parent willing to adopt sibling group after parental rights have been terminated renders issue of adoptability moot. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 8, 2008 | |
B198541
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Angel L., a Minor
Juvenile court properly exercises jurisdiction where children had been in California's care and custody for six months at time of hearing. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 7, 2008 | |
A117045
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J.L., a Minor
Family Code Section 7575 gives respondent standing to assert constitutional paternity right over biological son. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 5, 2008 | |
B198361
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Mariah T., a Minor
Definition of 'serious physical injury' in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 has sufficiently well-established meaning and is therefore not vague. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 29, 2008 | |
B197381
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Silvia R., a Minor
When child is removed from home, court cannot order relatives with whom child is not placed to participate in counseling or education programs. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 28, 2008 | |
B203056
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James W., a Minor
Court abuses discretion by not detaining child where unmonitored visits posed serious risk of physical harm. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 22, 2008 | |
G038729
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Elizabeth M., a Minor
Court improperly reduces parent's visitation where order was unsupported by any evidence and made without notice. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 18, 2008 | |
S150316
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James F., a Minor
Juvenile court's error in procedure used to appoint guardian ad litem for parent is harmless and does not require automatic reversal. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 18, 2008 | |
B188613
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Imran Q., a Minor
Juvenile court may order restitution of legal fees and costs incurred by victim in collecting for his economic losses, not his general damages. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 17, 2008 | |
B197391
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Lauren Z., a Minor
Best interest of child prevails over all other considerations, which is plainly served by foster parent adoption. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 14, 2008 | |
A116504
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Kenneth J., a Minor
Minor who contests allegations of wrong-doing may be declared ward without deferred entry of judgment procedure in dispositional order imposing restitution fine. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 11, 2008 | |
D050824
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V.F., a Minor
When noncustodial parent is incarcerated, court must determine if parent desires to assume custody and whether placement would be detrimental. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 8, 2008 | |
F051916
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Alex U., a Minor
Juvenile may be properly committed for term that exceeds Determinative Sentencing Law’s middle term for adult convicted of same offense. |
Juveniles |
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Dec. 24, 2007 | |
D050824
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V.F., a Minor
When noncustodial parent is incarcerated, court must determine if parent desires to assume custody and whether placement would be detrimental. |
Juveniles |
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Dec. 9, 2007 | |
G038394
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Joshua D., a Minor
Juvenile facing commitment due to mental illness may decline to testify under Welfare and Institution Code's extension of 'all' constitutional procedural rights. |
Juveniles |
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Dec. 3, 2007 | |
E041763
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G. C., A Minor
Court may neither ignore juvenile’s most recent offense and commit him based on his prior offenses nor exempt him registering as sex offender. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 29, 2007 | |
A117131
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Veronica G., a Minor
Despite noncompliance with ICWA notice requirements, juvenile court's jurisdictional order is supported by substantial evidence of parent's abuse. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 27, 2007 | |
A117235
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Christopher B., a Minor
Because accomplice corroboration rule does not apply to juvenile proceedings, court did not err in sustaining subsequent petition against ward. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 22, 2007 | |
D050408
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Nolan W., a Minor
Juvenile court abuses discretion by incarcerating mother for her contempt of order to enroll in substance abuse treatment. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 20, 2007 | |
H031292
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Julian R., a Minor
Juvenile court is presumed to have properly exercised its discretion in setting maximum period of confinement based on facts and circumstances of case. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 19, 2007 | |
C054446
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Angel S., a Minor
Although statutory procedures for notice and termination of guardianship were not followed, errors do not compel reversal. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 14, 2007 | |
G038332
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Mark A., a Minor
Court commits harmless error in ordering father to testify after he asserted Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 14, 2007 |