Legal Opinion
People v. M.R.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 2013No. A137586PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McGUINESS, P. J.
A minor declared a ward of the juvenile court solely as a result of the minor’s habitual truancy may not be placed in secure confinement during nonschool hours except under limited circumstances. (Welf. & Inst. Code, 1 §§ 207, subds. (a), (b), 601, subd. (b).) Notwithstanding the statutory limitations on the confinement of truants, in In re Michael G. (1988) 44 Cal.3d 283, 287 [243 Cal.Rptr. 224, 747 P.2d 1152] (Michael G.), our Supreme Court held that the juvenile court retains the authority to order the secure confinement of a habitual truant who is found to be in…
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