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LUIS M. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S207314.

59 Cal.4th 300 (2014)

173 Cal. Rptr. 3d 37

326 P.3d 969

LUIS M., a Minor, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

June 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Brown , Public Defender, Albert J. Menaster , Guillermo Arevallo-Farias and Rourke F. Stacy , Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Steve Cooley and Jackie Lacey , District Attorneys, Brentford J. Ferreira , Phyllis Asayama , Roberta Schwartz and Cassandra Hart , Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party Interest.

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Allison E. Burns and David C. Palmer for City of Lancaster as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

CORRIGAN, J. —

Luis M. challenges an order that he pay the City of Lancaster (the City) over $3,800 in restitution for felony vandalism based on nine acts of defacement by graffiti. The Court of Appeal granted this minor's writ of mandate.

When a minor's actions involve graffiti, the Legislature has expanded the juvenile court's general authority to grant restitution. It has enacted a tailored scheme permitting reliance...

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