Jimmy H. v. Superior Court

Opinion

WRIGHT, C. J.

Petitioner, a 17-year-old minor charged with murder and three assaults with intent to commit murder, was certified to the superior court for trial as a person not amenable to the care and treatment available through the juvenile court. The stated reason given by the juvenile court judge for certifying petitioner for trial as an adult was that the Youth Authority’s power to detain him beyond his 21st birthday, 1 pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 1800 et seq., 2 was probably unconsti tutional. Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate directing the juvenile court to…