DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Name: In re N.C.
Case #: A154725
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 1 DCA
Division: 3
Opinion Date: 08/26/2019
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Minor’s commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) was appropriate where juvenile court found less restrictive placements would be ineffective. The minor and another minor, G.K., were charged with committing a number of serious sexual offenses against an intoxicated…

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Name: In re A.M.
Case #: A154878
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 1 DCA
Division: 5
Opinion Date: 08/06/2019
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Where there was evidence describing the programs offered by the Department of Juvenile Facilities (DJF), it was not an abuse of discretion for the juvenile court to conclude that a commitment to DJF would benefit the minor. A.M., a 16-year-old…

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Name: In re A.R.
Case #: D072389
District 4 DCA
Division: 1
Opinion Date: 06/28/2018
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Juvenile court did not abuse its discretion by committing the minor, who had a long criminal history and had previously received less restrictive placements, to the Department of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). The minor had a lengthy history…

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Name: In re Carlos J.
Case #: A151369
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 1 DCA
Division: 5
Opinion Date: 04/10/2018
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), Disposition Phase, DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Juvenile court's commitment of ward to the Department of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) reversed where the appellate record did not contain substantial evidence of probable benefit to the minor from the commitment. In February 2017, the minor admitted allegations in a…

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Name: In re A.O.
Case #: B282149
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 2 DCA
Division: 6
Opinion Date: 12/12/2017
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Juvenile court did not have authority to dismiss a count in a juvenile delinquency petition post-disposition so the minor would be eligible for commitment to the Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF). The minor admitted allegations in a May 2014 Welfare…

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Name: In re Calvin S.
Case #: B265382
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 2 DCA
Division: 7
Opinion Date: 11/15/2016
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Juvenile court abused its discretion by committing minor to DJF without considering placement in juvenile hall. After sustaining allegations that 14-year-old Calvin S. committed assault with a firearm and assault with intent to commit a sexual offense, the juvenile court…

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Name: In re M.L.
Case #: A142299
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 1 DCA
Division: 1
Opinion Date: 12/16/2015
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), Disposition Phase, DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

Juvenile court properly committed minor to the Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) where minor committed an offense that was eligible for DJF commitment and an offense that was not eligible for DJF commitment simultaneously. M.L. admitted allegations in a juvenile…

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Name: People v. Dokins
Case #: B250572
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 2 DCA
Division: 8
Opinion Date: 10/30/2015
Subsequent History: Review granted 2/17/2016: S231052
  • Categories: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Custody, CYA Commitment, Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities), Max. Term of Confinement, Sentencing

Trial court's failure to consider the factors discussed in Miller v. Alabama (2012) 132 S.Ct. 2455, before sentencing a juvenile defendant who committed homicide to de facto LWOP mandates reversal and remand for resentencing. Dokins was 15 years old when…

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Name: In re Albert W.
Case #: C073744
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 3 DCA
Opinion Date: 09/11/2015
  • Categories: Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities)

When determining whether a delinquent is eligible for commitment to the Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) under Welfare and Institutions Code section 733, the "most recent sustained petition" does not include petitions filed in other states. In 2008, minor Albert…

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Name: Ruelas v. Superior Court
Case #: H039848
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 6 DCA
Opinion Date: 03/20/2015
  • Categories: Areas Constitutional Law, CYA Commitment, Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities), Equal Protection, Extraordinary Remedies, Mandamus, Penalties/Registration, Sentencing

Juvenile's equal protection challenge to his mandatory sex offender registration for a violation of Penal Code section 647.6 fails. In 1994, at age 14, Ruleas admitted committing misdemeanor annoying or molesting a child (Pen. Code, § 647.6) and was adjudged…

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