People v. William G.

Seventeen-year-old William G. appeals from an assumption of jurisdiction by the juvenile court of his county of residence. The court found true a supplemental petition alleging violation of Health and Safety Code section 11377, subdivision (a), possession of LSD, and Penal Code section 647, subdivision (f), being under the influence of intoxicating liquor in a public place,

William attacks the finding of the LSD possession charge, claiming violation of his Fourth Amendment rights in a postarrest booking search. He also asserts that the alcohol charge is not supported by substantial evidence.

We find the minor’s contentions to be unsound, and affirm the juvenile court’s substantive findings. However, we reverse the orders made below for procedural error in denying William’s trial attorney his right to argue after conclusion of the testimony.

The facts are not complicated. William was arrested by a Kings County deputy sheriff around midnight on September 22, 1979, after he observed the minor walking precariously along a public road in the vicinity of a large party. The officer, at the jurisdictional hearing, *213 described the minor’s condition at the time of arrest:…