In Re Roger S.

Opinion

WRIGHT, J.*

By petition for writ of habeas corpus Roger S., a 14-year-old minor, seeks release from the Napa State Hospital to which he was admitted on May 10, 1976, on application by his mother made pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6000, subdivision (b).* 1 Petitioner asserts that his confinement is unlawful, arguing that section 6000, subdivision (b)2 does not afford procedural due process to minors “voluntarily” admitted thereunder. He further asserts that section 6000, subdivision (b) denies equal protection to such minors because it permits their' admission even…