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Deferred Entry of Judgment Available for Minor Up Until the Start of Trial

By Walin & Klarich

A recent California Appeals Court decision (In re A.I.) held that an eligible minor may obtain deferred entry of judgment at any time prior to the commencement of trial. In addition, if the minor makes a pretrial motion to suppress evidence, he can still accept deferred entry of judgment after the juvenile court has denied the motion. In this case, the prosecution argued that an agreement to hear the three prosecution witnesses and the ensuing suppression hearing equated to the commencement of trial. However, this court disagreed and found that A.I.'s counsel intended to avoid the need to call these prosecution witnesses for successive appearances at the suppression hearing and at the jurisdiction hearing. Thus, A.I. timely requested deferred entry of judgment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on January 09, 2010 (boomark / email).