Juvenile
Feb. 1, 2008
State Must Appoint Counsel for Juvenile Parolees, Judge Rules
SACRAMENTO - Attorneys for 3,000 juvenile offenders who sued the state for refusing them counsel said Wednesday they could not understand why state officials stalled on the matter until forced to act by a judge's order. Ruling in a class action, U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of Sacramento issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday requiring the state, as of Feb. 15, to appoint counsel for each juvenile offender facing a parole revocation hearing.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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SACRAMENTO - Attorneys for 3,000 juvenile offenders who sued the state for refusing them counsel said Wednesday they could not understand why state officials stalled on the matter until forced to act by a judge's order.
Ruling in a class action, U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of Sacramento ...
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