Legal Opinion
Fare v. Leonard M.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 27, 1978No. Crim. 30946PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KINGSLEY, J.
A minor appeals from an order finding him to be a person within the meaning of section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and directing a suitable placement for him. We affirm the order.
The order is based on a finding that the minor, a 16-year-old boy, had committed a lewd act on a 5-year-old neighbor girl. On this appeal he contends: (1) that the evidence does not support the finding; and (2) that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney did not seek a psychiatric examination of the child. We reject both contentions.
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The young girl…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. ThomasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- People v. JenkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. GarrisonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- People v. LangCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. BlakesleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- M. W. Holloway v. Clay E. McElroy WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates v. Van De KampCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- State v. AyersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. BaldwinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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