In Re Conley

This is an appeal by James F. Conley, father of James Neal Conley, a minor, from the order of the Contra Costa Superior Court, sitting as a juvenile court, sustaining the order of the traffic hearing officer finding said minor guilty of a violation of Vehicle Code section 21711. The sole contention made on this appeal by appellant, who appears in propria persona, is that “there actually was no violation of the letter or intent of Section 21711 by the accused.” We have concluded that we need not consider the merits of this contention since we must hold that the order of the superior court is not appealable.

Before proceeding to a discussion of the law which impels the conclusion we have reached it is appropriate to set out the procedural background of this case. On July 30, 1965 the said minor, then of the age of 17 years, was cited for violation of the subject Vehicle Code section. A plea of not guilty having been entered by the minor, the matter was heard by the traffic hearing officer, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 562 and 563, on September 20, 1965, and on the same day the hearing officer found that the minor did in fact commit the traffic violation…