Legal Opinion

People v. J.M.

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 21, 2009No. F054783PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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THE COURT.*

The juvenile court rejected 14-year-old J.M.’s claim that he was acting in self-defense when he plunged a sharpened screwdriver into the back of Jorge Flores Rajillo and thus the court found true the allegation that J.M. committed an assault with a deadly weapon. J.M. was sent to a group home. He appeals, claiming the evidence does not support the court’s findings, the court failed to determine if the assault was a misdemeanor or a felony, and his conduct credits were improperly calculated.

Background†

L, II.†

IH. Custody Credits

The probation officer’s report calculated that as…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. Eric J.California Supreme Court · 1979

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. Edward B.California Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. In Re JMCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  3. In re Adrian R. CA5California Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. In re D.H. CA2/7California Court of Appeal · 2020
  5. In re Destiny G. CA5California Court of Appeal · 2015

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