In Re James R.

Appellant has appealed from the order of the juvenile court of October 27, 1977, committing him to the California Youth Authority.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the failure of the Santa Barbara Superior Court to provide a court reporter at the adjudication proceedings held on petitions filed June 10, 1975, May 7, 1976, September 16, 1977, and October 11, 1977, constituted a violation of both due process and equal protection under the law. Appellant contends that a reporter’s transcript of the various proceedings leading to his commitment is necessary “to show that confessions and admissions were not freely and voluntarily given, and in fact were coerced.”

The clerk’s transcript reveals that appellant admitted the allegations contained in each of the petitions. The same record also shows that appellant was advised in the presence of counsel of his right to a rehearing before a judge of the juvenile court of any matter heard by a referee of the juvenile court.

On February 27, 1978, counsel appointed by this court to prosecute this appeal filed a motion to augment the record on appeal with a reporter’s transcript of the adjudication hearings held in…