Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Dennis M.
California Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1969No. Sac. 7819PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMosk, J.
Dennis M., a juvenile, appeals from a judgment declaring him to be a ward of the court and committing him to the Youth Authority. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 725, 800.) He contends that the record is • insufficient to support a finding that he was guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and that his confession was introduced into evidence in violation of the rules laid down in Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 *448[16 L.Ed.2d 694, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 10 A.L.R.3d 974], We have concluded that the points are not well taken and the judgment should be affirmed.
At the time the events in issue took place,…
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