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Luis M. v. Superior Court

California Supreme Court

Decided June 19, 2014No. S207314PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

Luis M. challenges an order that he pay the' City of Lancaster (the City) over $3,800 in restitution for felony vandalism based on nine acts of defacement by graffiti. The Court of Appeal granted this minor’s writ of mandate.

When a minor’s actions involve graffiti, the Legislature has expanded the juvenile court’s general authority to grant restitution. It has enacted a tailored scheme permitting reliance on a city’s average costs to investigate and remediate graffiti. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 742.14, 742.16.) The statutes contain specific guidelines for what costs may be…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. CarbajalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. People v. BirkettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  3. People v. Johnny M.California Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. People v. CooksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  5. People v. OrtizCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. People v. FoalimaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. People v. Kyle T.California Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. People v. J.G. (In Re J.G.)California Supreme Court · 2019
  4. People v. S.O. (In re S.O.), California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  5. People v. SantoriCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015

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