Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 1, 2020
State high court hears DAs’ challenge on minors tried as adults
A decision in their favor would reverse five state appellate courts and uphold one, effectively returning the minimum age for adult prosecutions in California to 14.
Prosecutors seeking to try as an adult a man accused of murdering two people in Ventura County when he was 15 will make the case to the California Supreme Court Tuesday that a 2018 law that prevents them from doing so is unconstitutional.
A decision in their favor would reverse five state courts of appeal and uphold one, effectively returning the minimum age for adult prosecutions in California to 14. The Legislature in 2018 increas...
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