People v. Sidney M.

Opinion

BARRY-DEAL, J.

On appeal from a judgment of the juvenile court committing him to the California Youth Authority, Sidney M. (hereafter appellant or the minor) contends that the court committed reversible error when it conducted a portion of the jurisdiction hearing in his absence. We hold that the juvenile court properly found that appellant had voluntarily absented himself from the proceedings and that no error occurred when the court continued to conduct the hearing although appellant was not present. We affirm. 1

I. Facts

The details of the underlying offenses are not relevant to the…