In re the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. J-86843
Court of Appeals of Arizona
1Opinion of the Court
*228OPINION
WREN, Judge.
Again this Court is faced with the contention that commitment of a juvenile to the Department of Corrections for a potentially longer period of time than an adult committing the same crime could be imprisoned is a denial of equal protection of the law, under the theory espoused in People v. Olivas, 17 Cal.3d 236, 131 Cal.Rptr. 55, 551 P.2d 375 (1976).
The question has now been answered by the Arizona Supreme Court In the Matter of the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile No. J-86509, 124 Ariz. 377, 604 P.2d 641 (1979) vacating 124 Ariz. 380, 604 P.2d 644 (App.1979). In its…
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