Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court (Alexander C.)
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided April 30, 2019No. A156194PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTucher, J.
*997Proposition 57, enacted by voters in 2016, eliminated a district attorney's ability to "direct file" charges in criminal court against minors who were 14 years of age or older at the time of their alleged crimes. Instead, Proposition 57 requires a district attorney to obtain juvenile court approval before prosecuting minors in criminal court. In 2018, the Legislature further restricted a district attorney's ability to treat minors as adults by enacting Senate Bill 1391, which prohibits the transfer of 14- and 15-year-old offenders to criminal court in almost all circumstances. The Solano…
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