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People v. Arroyo

California Supreme Court

Decided January 14, 2016No. S219178PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*592Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

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 prosecutors to charge such juveniles in criminal court by grand jury indictment. We conclude it does, and thus affirm the Court of Appeal.

Procedural Posture

Because the issue before us is a purely legal one, the factual and procedural context…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. AguirreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  2. Guillory v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Manduley v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Robert L. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Kavanaugh v. West Sonoma County Union High School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. People v. LewisCalifornia Supreme Court · 2021
  2. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. People v. HendersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2022
  4. People v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. People v. Grzymski, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018

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