Criminal
May 19, 2017
Panel says law on juvenile criminals not retroactive
Proposition 57, which ended the direct filing of juvenile cases in adult court, is not retroactive, the California 5th District Court of Appeal ruled this week.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Proposition 57, which ended the direct filing of juvenile cases in adult court, is not retroactive, the California 5th District Court of Appeal ruled this week. The ruling creates a conflict of appellate rulings that likely will be resolved by the state Supreme Court.
Proposition 57 took the power of direct filing out of the hands of prosecutors and placed it with jud...
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