People v. Julian R.

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

When a minor within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is committed to California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, the juvenile court is required to indicate the maximum period of physical confinement. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 726, subd. (c).) In setting that confinement period, which may be less than, but not more than, the prison sentence that could be imposed on an adult convicted of the same crime, the court must consider the “facts and circumstances” of the crime. (§731, subd. (c).)

This case presents two issues: First, must…