Legal Opinion
JOHNNY S. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 21, 1979No. Civ. 18289PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
Petitioner is a minor in whose behalf a petition has been filed in juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602. The juvenile court petition alleges the minor violated Penal Code sections 245 (assault with a deadly weapon) and 594 (vandalism). Counsel has been appointed to represent the minor in the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 634.
The instant petition for mandate alleges that the minor is indigent and lacks the funds necessary to retain a private investigator to assist in the preparation of his defense; the juvenile…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Goodenough v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Eugene Mason v. State of Arizona, A. E. Gomes, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison AtflorenceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Cabell v. Julius B.California Court of Appeal · 1977
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. CarrollMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981