People v. James G.

Opinion

EAGLESON, J.

In this case we hold that a juvenile court retains exclusive jurisdiction over a minor who commits crimes at age 15, even though with respect to later crimes committed at age 16 the juvenile court finds the minor unfit to be dealt with under juvenile law.

Procedural Background

On February 24, 1983, appellant, James G., was charged in a petition, filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, with three separate acts of rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (2)), all in concert with others (Pen. Code, § 264.1), three separate acts of oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a,…