California Court of Appeal

The juvenile court's order adjudging juvenile defendant a ward of the court is reversed, where: 1) when the People offered to allow defendant to plead to three misdemeanors and drop the felony charge of attempted burglary, defendant's counsel asked the court’s leave to withdraw her doubt as to defendant's competency; and 2) the juvenile court had no jurisdiction to allow defendant's counsel to withdraw her doubt and could not make a competency determination within the confines of Welfare and Institutions Code section 709 without expert input.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2014
• Published 02/10/2014

Judges

• BRICK

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel