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California Supreme Court

Jan. 16, 2016

Court OKs grand jury juvenile indictments

The state Supreme Court Thursday affirmed an appellate court holding that prosecutors are allowed to file charges against juveniles accused of specified offenses directly in criminal court by grand jury indictment.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The state Supreme Court Thursday affirmed an appellate court holding that prosecutors are allowed to file charges against juveniles accused of specified offenses directly in criminal court by grand jury indictment.

The opinion - written by Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar, with Justices Ming W. Chin, Carol A. Corrigan, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and Chief Justice Tani G. ...

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