Legal Opinion
Patterson v. People
California Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 1962No. Sac. 7429PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
Doneral Patterson, a minor aged 17, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County sitting as a juvenile court, declaring him a ward thereof and committing him to the care and custody of the Youth Authority.
Facts: The minor was charged with entering a residence “with the intent to commit the crime of theft, thereby violating Section 459 of the Penal Code of California.”
He was taken into custody on November 30, 1961. His mother and only available parent, Opal Patterson, was given telephonic notice of the detention hearing before the juvenile court referee, set for December…
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