J.F.

When a minor who is subject to the control of the Youth Authority nears his 21st birthday, the time he would normally be discharged (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1769), the Youth Authority Board may apply to the committing court for an order directing that he remain subject to its control after he has reached the age of majority. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1800.) If the court finds “that discharge of the person would be physically dangerous to the public because of his mental or physical deficiency, disorder, or abnormality,” it must make an order that the Youth Authority “continue the treatment.” (Welf. & Inst. Code, §1801.) Thereafter the *764 Youth Authority may seek renewal of the commitment every two years in case the original commitment was by the juvenile court, and every five years if it resulted from a conviction in criminal proceedings. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1802.) It may, of course, discharge the “person” at any time if “it is satisfied that such discharge is consistent with the protection of the public.” (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1766.)

This is an appeal from an order of commitment made under the provisions of section 1802.

Because of the nature of the contentions made by…