California Court of Appeal

A 16-year old defendant's adult conviction of murder and attempted murder are conditionally reversed where: 1) due to the electorate's recent approval of Proposition 57, which emphasized juvenile rehabilitation, prosecutors can no longer directly file charges against a minor in an 'adult' criminal court; and 2) only a juvenile court judge can determine whether a minor can be prosecuted and sentenced as an adult, after conducting a transfer hearing, taking into account various factors such as the minor's age, maturity, criminal sophistication, and his or her likelihood of rehabilitation.

Appellate Information

• Published 2017/04/24

Judges

• MOORE

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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