A.T.

A.T. v. Superior Court of Solano County

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10 Cal. App. 5th 314·2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 283·216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 165
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 30, 2017No. A149772California1,129 words

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Petitioner A.T. filed a writ petition asking us to direct the juvenile court to vacate its November 3, 2016 order denying her request to be released to her mother’s custody pending the disposition of criminal charges. The petition alleges the court improperly considered her refusal to accept a “package-deal” plea bargain, as well as the suitability of the Vallejo neighborhood where her mother lives in a two-bedroom apartment, in deciding to detain her. The Attorney General urges us to dismiss A.T.’s petition as moot, *318 noting the girl was released on November 10, 2016, upon pleading guilty to a misdemeanor, after serving 16 days in custody.

We exercise our inherent jurisdiction to resolve the issues presented by this writ petition because they are of broad public interest, likely to recur, generally “ ‘encountered ... at a level of “low visibility” in the criminal process . . .’ [¶] . . . and involve[] asserted errors ... not ordinarily reviewable on appeal.” (In re William M. (1970) 3 Cal.3d 16, 24-26 [ 89 Cal.Rptr. 33 , 473 P.2d 737 ] (William M.); see also In re Yvonne W. (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1394, 1403-1404 [ 81 Cal.Rptr.3d 747 ]; In re Raymond G. (1991) 230…

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