Legal Opinion
People v. Richard C.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 29, 1994No. D018703PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FROEHLICH, J.
Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 707, 2 a minor 16 years of age or older may be determined unfit for treatment by the juvenile court and thereby relegated to disposition as an adult. In certain contexts prior cases have determined that once the juvenile court finds a minor unfit, it loses jurisdiction to process pending or future section 602 petitions. In this case we must determine whether this prohibition extends to a situation in which the finding of unfitness was made in a proceeding where the petition was later dismissed. We conclude it does not. We…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fare v. Dennis J.California Court of Appeal · 1977
- People v. Shanea J.California Court of Appeal · 1984
- Green v. Mun. Court for San Diego Judicial Dist.of San Diego CountyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- People v. Superior Court (Arthur R.)California Court of Appeal · 1988
- JOEY W. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. Ivan T.California Court of Appeal · 1999
- People v. SelfCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998