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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 3DCA Mar. 20, 2018
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 4DCA/2 Mar. 13, 2018
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 4DCA/2 Mar. 5, 2018
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 3DCA Feb. 26, 2018
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 6DCA Feb. 22, 2018
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 4DCA/3 Feb. 21, 2018
People v. Superior Court (Lara)
Prop 57 has retroactive effect to cases not yet final at time of its enactment.
Juveniles 4DCA/2 Feb. 2, 2018
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 1DCA/2 Jan. 29, 2018
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 5DCA Jan. 25, 2018
In re Elizabeth M.
Order terminating parental rights remanded where child protective agency fails to adequately investigate claim of Indian ancestry.
Juveniles 2DCA/7 Jan. 24, 2018
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 2DCA/6 Jan. 12, 2018
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 2DCA/7 Jan. 11, 2018
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 1DCA/4 Jan. 5, 2018
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 2DCA/1 Jan. 2, 2018
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 2DCA/8 Dec. 14, 2017
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 2DCA/6 Dec. 13, 2017
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 4DCA/2 Dec. 12, 2017
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 4DCA/2 Dec. 12, 2017
People v. Brewer
Proposition 57 does not retroactively apply to juvenile defenders whose case was not final at the time of enactment.
Juveniles 5DCA Nov. 20, 2017
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 1DCA/1 Nov. 8, 2017
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 4DCA/3 Nov. 7, 2017
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 1DCA/4 Oct. 18, 2017
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 2DCA/6 Sep. 22, 2017
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 1DCA/2 Sep. 5, 2017
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 1DCA/2 Aug. 29, 2017
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 2DCA/1 Aug. 28, 2017
D.W., a Minor
Juvenile’s suppression motion erroneously denied in light of ‘Macabeo’ where warrantless search was incident to minor violation.
Juveniles California Courts of Appeal Aug. 4, 2017
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 California Courts of Appeal Aug. 4, 2017
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 California Courts of Appeal Aug. 4, 2017
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 California Courts of Appeal Aug. 3, 2017