People v. Darrell P.

Opinion

REYNOSO, J.

We must decide a procedural issue of juvenile law based on our interpretation of a recent decision by our Supreme Court, In re Winnetka V. (1980) 28 Cal.3d 587 [169 Cal.Rptr. 713, 620 P.2d 163]. Is due process violated when a superior court, sitting as a juvenile court, exercises its statutory authority to order a rehearing, without first obtaining and reviewing a transcript of the testimony heard by the referee? Under the facts of this case, which we relate below, we conclude that the -procedure used is constitutionally permissible.

Darrell P. appeals from an order of…