CYA Commitment

Name: In re Bolton
Case #: C088774
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 3 DCA
Opinion Date: 09/30/2019
  • Categories: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, CYA Commitment, Extraordinary Remedies, Habeas Corpus (State), Minor Found Unfit, Sentencing, Three Strike Priors

Petitioner's 91-year sentence for juvenile offenses violates the Eighth Amendment and the issue was not moot because he is not eligible for a youth offender parole hearing. Bolton received a 91-year sentence for crimes committed when he was 16. When…

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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: 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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Name: In re R.O.
Case #: B208117
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 2 DCA
Division: 1
Opinion Date: 08/25/2009
  • Categories: CYA Commitment, Delinquency (602), Disposition Phase, Sentencing

Welfare and Institutions Code section 731, subdivision (c), which requires the court to consider the "facts and circumstances of the matter," gives the juvenile court discretion to select a period of confinement that is less than the minimum mandatory indeterminate…

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Name: In re Brandon G.
Case #: B196011
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 2 DCA
Division: 1
Opinion Date: 03/07/2008
  • Categories: CYA Commitment, Sentencing

The revised section of Welfare & Institutions Code section 733, subdivision (c) which provides that on or after September 1, 2007, a ward under section 602 may not be committed to Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Juvenile Facilities (DJJ) if…

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Name: In re Brian J.
Case #: E038381
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 4 DCA
Division: 2
Opinion Date: 04/24/2007
  • Categories: CYA Commitment, Sentencing

The ward's extended commitment under Welfare & Institutions Code section 1800 was supported by substantial evidence and did not violate equal protection. While the expert testimony as to whether the ward's disorder caused him serious difficulty in controlling his sexually…

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Name: People v. Thomas
Case #: S118052
Court: CA Supreme Court
District CalSup
Opinion Date: 04/18/2005
  • Categories: Areas Constitutional Law, CYA Commitment, Delinquency (602), Disposition Phase, Sentencing, Separation of Powers

When a minor is charged with certain serious criminal offenses, the prosecutor can file the charges against the minor directly in the criminal division of the superior court (criminal court) and prosecute the minor as an adult. (See Welf. &…

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Name: In re Allen N.
Case #: C032402
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 3 DCA
Opinion Date: 10/30/2000
Subsequent History: None
  • Categories: CYA Commitment, Sentencing

The minor was committed to the California Youth Authority (CYA) based on a new offense and previously sustained petitions. Over appellant's objections, the juvenile court then imposed conditions of probation including orders not to associate with specified persons. The appellate…

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