Legal Opinion
People v. Joaquin S.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 1979No. Civ. 18083PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
Joaquin S. contends abuse of discretion on the part of the trial court in refusing to admit polygraph evidence at a hearing to vacate his order of commitment to the California Youth Authority (CYA). Joaquin had been committed to the CYA on July 12, 1977, after a hearing and true findings he had committed two armed robberies (Pen. Code, § 211). Joaquin brought this petition to vacate or modify under Welfare and Institutions Code section 778 (all references are to this code unless otherwise specified). 1 This section authorized the juvenile court to hear “new evidence” or…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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