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Anthony S., a Minor
Juvenile offender must pay assault victim's medical expenses, even if hospital determined victim was indigent and that debt could not be collected. 		Juveniles Jul. 16, 2014
People v. Speight
Attorney renders ineffective assistance by failing to raise cruel and unusual punishment at sentencing of defendant who was a juvenile when he committed attempted murder. 		Juveniles Jul. 14, 2014
G.B., a Minor
Court may deny mother’s requests to modify order denying reunification services without holding evidentiary hearing, in light of severe abuse suffered by child. 		Juveniles Jul. 10, 2014
G.P., a Minor
Juvenile court properly terminates parental rights of father without violating due process in light of his lengthy incarceration and lack of concern for his children. 		Juveniles Jul. 10, 2014
A.F., a Minor
Removal of twins from de facto parent is improper where juvenile court failed to consider whether removal and new placement was in their best interests. 		Juveniles Jul. 1, 2014
People v. Garrett
Juvenile offender’s sentence of 74 years and four months for non-homicide robbery-related convictions constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. 		Juveniles Jun. 30, 2014
Fernando C., a Minor
Student charged with fighting on school grounds may not be declared a ward based on offense of ‘fighting in public place’ as a lesser included offense. 		Juveniles Jun. 29, 2014
A.S., a Minor
Minor may not strike probation condition prohibiting contact with specified persons as too vague by claiming he could be unaware of their presence in public. 		Juveniles Jun. 24, 2014
San Joaquin Human Services Agency v. Superior Court (M.E.)
Juvenile court incorrectly gives mother additional reunification services based on delay in obtaining second psychological report, where it failed to make specific findings. 		Juveniles Jun. 22, 2014
Luis M. v. Superior Court (People)
Juvenile court's restitution award against minor, who committed felony vandalism by graffiti, must be based on evidence that loss was caused by minor's conduct. 		Juveniles Jun. 19, 2014
J.L., a Minor
Juvenile court improperly dismisses dependency petition over child whose mother left her with relatives who physically abused and repeatedly raped her. 		Juveniles Jun. 16, 2014
Jonathan P., a Minor
Father whose whereabouts were unknown during dependency proceedings has right to reunification services with son, even if son later went missing. 		Juveniles Jun. 11, 2014
Y.R., a Minor
Teenage girl’s convictions for trespass and vandalism are unsupported where her boyfriend broke clubhouse bathroom’s doors and they stayed there for only a few hours. 		Juveniles Jun. 4, 2014
Gary F., a Minor
Minor who stood as ‘lookout’ for other boys as they broke into house is guilty of aiding and abetting first-degree residential burglary. 		Juveniles Jun. 3, 2014
Joshua P., a Minor
Juvenile court may not disqualify public defender from representing indigent juvenile defendant where public defender agreed to represent him and no conflict existed. 		Juveniles Jun. 2, 2014
Felicity S., a Minor
Preteen's appellate attorney is admonished for filing brief that urged placement with mother, which directly contrasted with trial attorney's position. 		Juveniles May 27, 2014
People v. Gonzalez
Juvenile offender’s 50-years-to-life sentence is not unconstitutional because he was guaranteed a parole hearing after his 25th year in prison. 		Juveniles May 23, 2014
J.C., a Minor
Mother loses parental rights to child after she failed to regularly visit child and could not show clear benefit of maintaining parent-child relationship. 		Juveniles May 23, 2014
In re Christopher R., a Minor
Mother loses custody over children because she was found unable to care for all of them after giving birth to child who tested positive for cocaine. 		Juveniles May 22, 2014
I.G., a Minor
Juvenile court abrogates duty to protect 14-year-old girl by returning her to mother’s custody, despite finding that doing so would be detrimental to her welfare. 		Juveniles May 21, 2014
Isabella F., a Minor
Juvenile court may not adjudge minor a dependent based on isolated altercation with mother, even if doing so would provide mother with beneficial services. 		Juveniles May 15, 2014
J.D., a Minor
High school security officers reasonably search student's locker, where shotgun was found, during investigation of a shooting by different student. 		Juveniles May 15, 2014
I.R., a Minor
Juvenile court may not create ‘hybrid’ plan by combining alternative options for placement of minors and instead, must choose among those alternatives. 		Juveniles May 15, 2014
M.V., a Minor
Juvenile court properly declares minor a ward, although she qualified for both wardship and dependency jurisdiction, because she needed more secure placement. 		Juveniles May 6, 2014
People v. Arroyo
Grand jury may indict 14-year-old in adult criminal court for conspiracy to commit murder without determination by a magistrate judge. 		Juveniles May 5, 2014
People v. Gonzalez
Juvenile offender’s 50-years-to-life sentence is not unconstitutional because he was guaranteed a parole hearing after his 25th year in prison. 		Juveniles May 2, 2014
A.B., a Minor
Although finding on original petition was incorrect, infant may still be declared a dependent because subsequent petition based on new facts was supported. 		Juveniles May 1, 2014
Christopher R., a Minor
Mother loses custody over children because she was found unable to care for all of them after giving birth to child who tested positive for cocaine. 		Juveniles Apr. 29, 2014
A.M., a Minor
Juvenile delinquent commits ‘battery by gassing’ on local detention facility employee by spitting on probation officer at county-run juvenile hall. 		Juveniles Apr. 28, 2014
D.P., a Minor
Mother must participate in counseling after juvenile court properly found that she could not give a plausible explanation for her daughter’s injuries. 		Juveniles Apr. 25, 2014
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