Legal Opinion
People v. Olivas
California Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 1976No. Crim. 19073PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WRIGHT, C. J.
Defendant Jesus Macias Olivas appeals from a judgment ordering his commitment to the California Youth Authority following a conviction of misdemeanor assault. (Pen. Code, § 240.) The question at issue is whether a misdemeanant between the ages of 16 and 21 may constitutionally be committed to the Youth Authority (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1731.5) 1 for a term potentially longer than the maximum jail term which might have been imposed for the same offense if committed by a person over the age of 21 years. (See In re Herrera (1943) 23 Cal.2d 206 [143 P.2d 345]; People v.…
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