No. 20-5780

D. W. v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-09-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: amendment criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment juvenile-court notice petition-amendment prosecutorial-discretion trial-procedure
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-11-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did The Juvenile Court Violate A Minor's Right To Due Process Under The Fourteenth Amendment When It Granted The Prosecutor's Request To Amend A Petition To State An Alternative Factual Basis For An Offense After The Matter Had Been Tried And Submitted For Decision, Without Requiring The Prosecutor To Provide New Written Notice And Without Granting The Minor The Opportunity To Prepare A Defense To The Amended Allegation?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did The Juvenile Court Violate A Minor’s Right To Due Process Under The Fourteenth Amendment When It Granted The Prosecutor’s Request To Amend A Petition To State An Alternative Factual Basis For An Offense After The Matter Had Been Tried And Submitted For Decision, Without Requiring The Prosecutor To Provide New Written Notice And Without Granting The Minor The Opportunity To Prepare A Defense To The Amended Allegation? i

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-09-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2020)

Attorneys

D.W., A Minor
Jennifer A. GibsonGibson Appellate Law, Petitioner
Jennifer A. GibsonGibson Appellate Law, Petitioner