California Court of Appeal

Where incriminatory statements are offered to establish a prima facie case that a minor committed an offense triggering the presumption of his "unfitness" to be dealt with under juvenile law (Welfare & Institutions Code section 707(b),(c)), the minor may move to exclude those statements, and thereafter the juvenile court must hold a hearing and rule on the admissibility of the statements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/01/2002
• Published 05/01/2002

Judges

• MARCHIANO, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Marc J. Zilversmit, Esq., San Francisco, Attorney for Marcus W. (Petitioner)., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, and Ann P. Wathen, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Attorney for State of California (Real Party in Interest).


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.