People v. Jacob J.
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HULL, J.
Seventeen-year-old Jacob J. (the minor) was committed to the California Youth Authority (CYA) for a period not to exceed four years after he admitted possessing cocaine. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350, subd. (a).) He appeals.
We reject the minor’s arguments that the court abused its discretion in committing him to CYA and in denying his motion to modify that commitment.
We hold, however, that the amendments to Welfare and Institutions Code section 731 (further undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code) require the trial court to set a maximum term…
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