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IN RE RICKY H.

Docket No. S.F. 24273.

30 Cal.3d 176 (1981)

636 P.2d 13

178 Cal. Rptr. 324

In re RICKY H., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICKY H., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

November 9, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Quin Denvir, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Richard E. Shapiro and Mark L. Christiansen, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Wilbur F. Littlefield, Public Defender (Los Angeles), Kenneth I. Clayman and Jack T. Weedin, Deputy Public Defenders, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

George Deukmejian, Attorney General, Robert H. Philibosian, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Arnold O. Overoye, Assistant Attorney General, Robert D. Marshall and Paul V. Bishop, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

BIRD, C.J.

Appellant Ricky H., a minor, appeals from an order of the superior court declaring him to be a ward of the juvenile court and committing him to the California Youth Authority. Appellant contends that the Youth Authority commitment was an abuse of discretion because the judge did not give adequate consideration to less restrictive alternatives such as placement in the local county youth center. He also challenges...

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