Litigation
Nov. 6, 2015
State Supreme Court hears arguments involving use of grand jury to indict juveniles
The crux of the issue before the Supreme Court is whether the Orange County district attorney's office acted within its discretion in calling a grand jury to try to get Arroyo tried as an adult.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Should district attorneys be convening grand juries to charge juveniles accused of serious crimes as adults? That question was before the state Supreme Court Tuesday in a case involving an Orange County juvenile indicted by a grand jury in 2012.
It's a question that many criminal defense attorneys answer with a resounding, "No."
"There is nothing in the juvenile law that would permit g...
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