CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Post-Disposition Issues
.........Dismissal
9 Cards On This Topic:
  • Authority of court to dismiss petition or set aside findings.
  • Juvenile court had the authority under W&IC 782 to dismiss 2009 W&IC 602 petition in order to reach back to 2008 petition containing a DJF-eligible offense in order to support M's DJF commitment.
  • W&IC 782 dismissal of petition underlying a juvenile adjudication has the same effect as PC 1385 dismissal and precludes the use of the prior conviction as a strike under Three Strikes.
  • W&IC 782 does not allow juvenile court to dismiss M's most recently sustained petition for a noneligible offense so that it could commit him to DJF for an eligible offense in an earlier petition.
  • Super. ct. order terminating jurisdiction precluded further action by 2d department on petition filed prior to order; People should have followed orderly procedures for review rather than seek different ruling in 2d dept.
  • Juvenile ct’s failure to state reasons in minute order for dismissing delinquency petition renders order "manifestly invalid" and unlawful.
  • Court must make express or implied Welf. & Inst. Code §782 findings before dismissing Welf. & Inst. Code §602 petition; lapse of time insufficient.
  • Dismissal of W&IC 602 petition for DA’s failure to provide discovery reversed as dismissal served neither interests of justice or welfare of minor.
  • Dismissal not appropriate sanction for prosecutorial misconduct.