Legal Opinion
Kirkpatrick v. Roderick P.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 1972No. Crim. 16155PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Roderick P., a minor, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Juvenile Division, finding him to have committed manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192) and declaring him a ward of the court. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 602, 725, subd. (b).)
Two issues are presented by this appeal. First, whether there is sufficient evidence to- sustain the petition before the judge beyond a reasonable doubt, and secondly, whether a waiver of constitutional rights was intelligently made. We have concluded that the evidence is insufficient to- establish guilt, and that the waiver…
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