CYA Commitment Archives

Categories: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, CYA Commitment, Extraordinary Remedies, Habeas Corpus (State), Minor Found Unfit, Sentencing, Three Strike Priors

Summary

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

Opinion Date: 10/30/2015

Categories: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Custody, CYA Commitment, Delinquency (602), DJF Commitment (Dept. of Juv. Facilities), Max. Term of Confinement, Sentencing

Summary

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

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

Summary

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

Opinion Date: 08/25/2009

Categories: CYA Commitment, Delinquency (602), Disposition Phase, Sentencing

Summary

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 N.D.

Case #: F053397

Opinion Date: 10/21/2008

Categories: CYA Commitment, Sentencing

Summary

The amendments to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 731 and 733, with an effective date of September 1, 2007, that limit the juvenile courts authority to commit a ward to the Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF), do not apply to…

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Name: In re Brandon G.

Case #: B196011

Opinion Date: 03/07/2008

Categories: CYA Commitment, Sentencing

Summary

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

Opinion Date: 04/24/2007

Categories: CYA Commitment, Sentencing

Summary

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

Opinion Date: 04/18/2005

Categories: Areas Constitutional Law, CYA Commitment, Delinquency (602), Disposition Phase, Sentencing, Separation of Powers

Summary

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

Opinion Date: 10/30/2000

Categories: CYA Commitment, Sentencing

Summary

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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