Legal Opinion
People v. Gary W.
California Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1971No. Crim. 15215PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WRIGHT, C. J.
In this case we are called upon to determine whether the procedures by which the California Youth Authority is empowered to extend its control over a ward beyond his normal release date are constitutional.
We have concluded that confinement pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 1800-1803 1 does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s proscription of cruel and unusual punishment, but that persons who are subjected to proceedings initiated thereunder are entitled, upon request, to a jury trial.
Gary W., who was a minor ward of the California Youth Authority at the time…
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