IN RE FLORANCE

Docket No. Crim. 5935.

47 Cal.2d 25 (1956)

300 P.2d 825

In re CHARLOTTE F. FLORANCE, on Habeas Corpus.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

August 28, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fraser, Brown & Hewett and Robert W. Fraser for Petitioner.

Joel E. Ogle, County Counsel (Orange), George F. Holden, Stephen K. Tamura and William Christensen, Assistant County Counsel, for Respondent.


SHENK, J.

This is a proceeding in habeas corpus by and on behalf of Charlotte F. Florance, a fourteen year old girl detained in the Orange County Juvenile Hall at Santa Ana. Her detention is alleged to be unlawful for the reasons (1) that on January 31, 1956, she was taken into custody without legal process and questioned in an improper manner; (2) that although she has been detained ever since, the statutory procedure for detaining her has not been followed; (3)...

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