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MATTER OF APPEAL, IN MARICOPA CTY. JUVENILE NO. J-86509

No. 1 CA-JUV 83.

124 Ariz. 380 (1979)

604 P.2d 644

In the Matter of the APPEAL, IN MARICOPA COUNTY JUVENILE NO. J-86509.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Review Granted June 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Hyder, County Atty., by Laura J. Houseworth, Deputy County Atty., Phoenix, for the State of Arizona.

Atmore Baggot, Phoenix, for appellant juvenile.

OPINION

WREN, Presiding Judge.

This appeal challenges as unconstitutional Arizona's indeterminate sentencing scheme for juveniles. Appellant juvenile urges that her commitment to the State Department of Corrections for a term potentially longer than the maximum jail term which might have been imposed for the same offense if committed by a person 18 years of age or older violated her equal protection rights under the United States Constitution. The juvenile...

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