People v. Arroyo

Filed 1/14/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Appellant, ) ) S219178 v. ) ) Ct.App. 4/3 G048659 ISAIAS ARROYO, ) ) Orange County Defendant and Respondent. ) Super. Ct. No. 12ZF0158 ____________________________________) Welfare and Institutions Code section 707, subdivision (d), adopted as part of Proposition 21, the ―Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998,‖ allows prosecutors the option of filing charges against certain juveniles accused of specified offenses, directly in criminal court. Here we determine whether this provision allows…