KENNARD, J.
When a minor is charged with certain serious criminal offenses, the prosecutor can file the charges against the minor directly in the criminal division of the superior court (criminal court). (See Welf. & Inst.Code, §§ 602, subd. (b), 707, subd. (d).) If the minor is convicted, the criminal court has discretion under Penal Code section 1170.19, subdivision (a)(4), to "order a juvenile disposition under the juvenile court law, in lieu of a...
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