Kirkpatrick v. Lionel P.

Opinion

BIRD, C. J.

Appellant, Lionel P., requests that a referee’s order declaring him a ward of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 1 be set aside and that he be given a hearing de novo before a juvenile court judge pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 252. 2 Relying on this court’s holding in In re Edgar M. (1975) 14 Cal.3d 727 [122 Cal.Rptr. 574, 537 P.2d 406], appellant contends that if a juvenile court judge does not either deny an application for a hearing de novo, or extend the time in which to do so, within 20 days of its receipt, the…