Legal Opinion
People v. G.Y.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 3, 2015No. H040722PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MIHARA, J.
Appellant G.Y. has appealed from an order denying his petition to seal his juvenile records. Though appellant provided overwhelming evidence of his rehabilitation, the juvenile court properly concluded that it had no authority to seal his juvenile records pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 781.1 We respectfully invite the Legislature to enact legislation that would remedy this unjust result.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
In November 1998, after appellant was beaten by a group of men in a park, he went to his friend’s house. He and his friend then took the…
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