In Re Christopher B.

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 610 OPINION Clifford and Katherine, natural parents of Christopher and Tammy, ages three and one-half years and 18 months, respectively, appeal from the order of the juvenile court declaring them to be dependent children of the court. They contend: (1) the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule should be applied to Welfare and Institutions Code, section 300 , dependency proceedings, and (2) the court, in finding the minors to be dependents of the court by a preponderance of the evidence rather than by clear and convincing evidence, applied an erroneous standard of proof. The following pertinent facts were adduced at the jurisdictional hearing: On March 16, 1977, Corporal Anna Schock, a deputy sheriff of Sacramento County, went to the B. home to investigate a report of child abuse. She had no arrest or search warrant. Officer Schock requested permission to enter the house to look at the children and Mrs. B. said "sure." Both children were found with runny noses (one was wearing a dirty diaper), but were otherwise without bruises or other evidence of…