Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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C080658
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Modification: In re I.F.
Age of juvenile defendant must be considered under the totality of the circumstances when determining if he is in custody. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 20, 2018 | |
E068174
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In re D.P.
Welfare and Institutions Code time limit for prosecutor to institute proceedings against ward of the juvenile court is directory rather than mandatory |
Juveniles |
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M. Ramirez | Mar. 13, 2018 |
E069569
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W.P. v. Superior Court
Welfare & Institutions Code statute allowing court to discontinue family reunification services misapplied where statute requires sibling group remain intact, but court had split them. |
Juveniles |
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A. McKinster | Mar. 5, 2018 |
C080658
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In re I.F.
Age of juvenile defendant must be considered under the totality of the circumstances when determining if he is in custody. |
Juveniles |
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J. Renner | Feb. 26, 2018 |
H043343
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M.N. v. Morgan Hill Unified School District
One-year expulsion proper when school district finds student committed sexual battery based on substantial nonhearsay and hearsay evidence |
Juveniles |
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P. Bamattre-Manoukian | Feb. 22, 2018 |
G053424
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People v. Tran
Case remanded where juvenile sentencing hearing precedes decision that affords such offenders right to present evidence for possibility of future parole. |
Juveniles |
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W. Bedsworth | Feb. 21, 2018 |
S241231
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People v. Superior Court (Lara)
Prop 57 has retroactive effect to cases not yet final at time of its enactment. |
Juveniles |
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M. Chin | Feb. 2, 2018 |
A150737
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In re Carlos C.
Probation condition is unconstitutionally overbroad where it prohibits minor from using, owning, or possessing any material depicting partial or complete nudity. |
Juveniles |
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T. Stewart | Jan. 29, 2018 |
F075019
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In re D.N.
Where prosecution did not show stolen vehicle was valued over $950 notwithstanding requirements of Prop 47, appellate court overturns trial court discretionary felony finding. |
Juveniles |
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R. Peña | Jan. 25, 2018 |
B284123
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In re Elizabeth M.
Order terminating parental rights remanded where child protective agency fails to adequately investigate claim of Indian ancestry. |
Juveniles |
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D. Perluss | Jan. 24, 2018 |
B282149
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Modification: In re A.O.
Where most recent admitted or proved charged against minor not within certain statutory provisions, commitment to state facilities not statutorily permitted. |
Juveniles |
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S. Perren | Jan. 12, 2018 |
B271319
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In re Jonathan V.
Where People notice juvenile counsel of intent to request two-year restraining order for first time at trial setting conference, order may not at that time issue, for want adequate of notice and hearing. |
Juveniles |
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K. Bensinger | Jan. 11, 2018 |
A147478
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In re K.J.
Detainment and search of a student on a public school campus is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment where the detention is not arbitrary, capricious, or for the purpose of harassment. |
Juveniles |
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T. Reardon | Jan. 5, 2018 |
B281449
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In re A.L.
Welfare & Institutions Code does not authorize dependency jurisdiction when a parent's mental illness does not endanger a child's physical health and safety, or place them at substantial risk of physical harm. |
Juveniles |
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F. Rothschild | Jan. 2, 2018 |
B282183
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In re Alexzander C.
Substantial risk of physical harm sufficiently established where parent indicates that drug use is appropriate and parent provides access and opportunity to drug. |
Juveniles |
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T. Bigelow | Dec. 14, 2017 |
B282149
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In re A.O.
Where most recent admitted or proved charged against minor not within certain statutory provisions, commitment to state facilities not statutorily permitted. |
Juveniles |
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S. Perren | Dec. 13, 2017 |
E068050
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In re M.L.
Judgment denying minor’s petition to seal public records affirmed where court acts within its discretion in deciding that it cannot grant petition without reviewing records. |
Juveniles |
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A. McKinster | Dec. 12, 2017 |
E067486
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In re R.G.
Judgment declaring minor ward of court reversed and remanded where court reviews inadequate Welfare and Institutions Code Section 241.1 report. |
Juveniles |
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A. McKinster | Dec. 12, 2017 |
F070564
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People v. Brewer
Proposition 57 does not retroactively apply to juvenile defenders whose case was not final at the time of enactment. |
Juveniles |
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J. Detjen | Nov. 20, 2017 |
A150435
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W.R., a Minor
Phrase 'in the case' as used in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 786, concerning sealing of juvenile records, does not mean sealing of entire court file. |
Juveniles |
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R. Dondero | Nov. 8, 2017 |
G053807
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Dean W., a Minor
Ward's right to have all juvenile records sealed include acknowledgement of dangerousness of DUI offense, preventing later use in criminal DUI proceedings. |
Juveniles |
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R. Fybel | Nov. 7, 2017 |
A144085
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In re T.F.
Minor improperly waives Miranda rights where circumstances surrounding waiver show that minor did not voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently waive rights. |
Juveniles |
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T. Reardon | Oct. 18, 2017 |
B278221
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N.R., a Minor
Juvenile court properly lifted deferred entry of judgment and refused to seal records based on delinquent’s decision to abandon his education. |
Juveniles |
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S. Perren | Sep. 22, 2017 |
A149593
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Modification: Charles G., a Minor
Minor may be convicted of both statutes prohibiting firearm possession by minor and carrying of concealed firearm because statutes constitute separate offenses, violations. |
Juveniles |
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Sep. 5, 2017 | |
A149593
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Charles G., a Minor
Minor may be convicted of both statutes prohibiting firearm possession by minor and carrying of concealed firearm because statutes constitute separate offenses, violations. |
Juveniles |
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T. Stewart | Aug. 29, 2017 |
B276877
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Modification: In re Travis C.
Court properly assumed jurisdiction over child under Welfare and Institutions Code 300(b)(1) where mother’s mental illness created ‘substantial risk’ of serious physical harm. |
Juveniles |
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Aug. 28, 2017 | |
A145470
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D.W., a Minor
Juvenile’s suppression motion erroneously denied in light of ‘Macabeo’ where warrantless search was incident to minor violation. |
Juveniles |
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P. Siggins | Aug. 4, 2017 |
B276877
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In re Travis C.
Court properly assumed jurisdiction over child under Welfare and Institutions Code 300(b)(1) where mother’s mental illness created ‘substantial risk’ of serious physical harm |
Juveniles |
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V. Chaney | Aug. 4, 2017 |
D071661
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In re L.L.
Uniform Parentage Act Section 7612(c) applies where there is an existing relationship between third parent and a child, and when recognizing only two parents would be detrimental to a child. |
Juveniles |
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J. McConnell | Aug. 4, 2017 |
C080391
|
J.C., a Minor
Lifetime sex offender registration for juvenile based on commission of sodomy on a five-year-old victim, does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. |
Juveniles |
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E. Duarte | Aug. 3, 2017 |