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IN RE MARCUS A.

No. E027896.

109 Cal.Rptr.2d 919 (2001)

91 Cal.App.4th 423

In re MARCUS A., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. The People, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Marcus A., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

August 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marta I. Stanton, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Pamela A. Ratner, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Susan E. Miller, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

RAMIREZ, P.J.

The defendant, Marcus A, appeals from an order committing him to the California Youth Authority (CYA) after a contested dispositional hearing, arguing that the proceedings were improperly initiated pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 777.1 The People concede that prejudicial error occurred. We agree and reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Marcus A. became involved with the...

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