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People v. N.D.

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 21, 2008No. F053397PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WISEMAN, Acting P.J.

The main issue in this case concerns amendments to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 731 and 733 that took effect on September 1, 2007.1 Under these amendments, a juvenile court can commit a ward to the Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) (formerly the California Youth Authority) only if the petition upon which the ward is committed is for certain enumerated offenses. We hold that these amendments do not apply to a disposition that occurred before September 1, 2007. The common law rule requiring application of statutes that mitigate punishment to all cases…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. People v. LedesmaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  3. People v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  4. People v. Pedro T.California Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. DurbinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. YearwoodCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. People v. Greg F.California Supreme Court · 2012
  3. People v. C.H.California Supreme Court · 2011
  4. People v. D.B.California Supreme Court · 2014
  5. People v. ShabazzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015

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