In re MICHAEL G., a Minor, on Habeas Corpus.
MICHAEL G., Petitioner,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.
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January 25, 1988.
January 25, 1988.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
COUNSEL
Edward Sarkisian, Jr., Public Defender, and Jose Villarreal, Deputy Public Defender, for Petitioner.
Wilbur F. Littlefield, Public Defender (Los Angeles), Alan H. Simon, Albert J. Menaster and Susan L. Burrell, Deputy Public Defenders, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent Court.
Edward W. Hunt, District Attorney, and Kenneth Hahus, Deputy District Attorney, for Respondent and for Real Party in Interest.
Christopher N. Heard, George Nicholson and Myron Moskovitz as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondent and Real Party in Interest.
Supreme Court of California.
OPINION
ARGUELLES, J.
(1a) In this case we decide whether a minor made a ward of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 601, subdivision (b)1 as a result of his truancy, and later found in contempt of court for wilfully disobeying a juvenile court order to attend school, may be punished with confinement in a secure facility during nonschool hours, or whether sections 601...
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