A juvenile defendant’s petition for a writ of prohibition to bar the juvenile court from imposing a Fourth Amendment waiver condition is granted and the condition vacated as a juvenile court does not have the authority to impose a Fourth Amendment waiver as a condition of informal supervision under Welfare and Inst. Code sections 654 and 654.2.    

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Appellate Information

Filed December 11, 2009

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Opinion by Judge Huffman

CounselFor Appellant:   Steven J. Carroll, Public Defender and Jo Pastore, Deputy Public Defender

For Appellee:   Bonnie M. Dumanis, District Attorney and James E. Pitts, Deputy District Attorney

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