PEOPLE v. SUPERIOR COURT

Nos. B147452, B147799.

110 Cal.Rptr.2d 668 (2001)

91 Cal.App.4th 602

The PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Rafael Gevorgyan et al., Real Parties in Interest. Karen Terteryan, Petitioner, v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Respondent; The People, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

Review Denied November 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Cooley, District Attorney, George M. Palmer, Head Deputy District Attorney, and Matthew G. Monforton, Deputy District Attorney, for Petitioner and Real Party in Interest the People.

Geragos & Geragos and Mark J. Geragos, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Karen Terteryan.

No appearance for Respondent.

Andrew Reed Flier, for Real Party in Interest Rafael Gevorgyan.

Theodore S. Flier, Encino, for Real Party in Interest Anait Msryan.


MALLANO, J.

Traditionally, minors could be tried as adults only when a juvenile court found them unfit for that court's jurisdiction. But Proposition 21, the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act, passed by the electorate on March 7, 2000, changed that. Now 14-through 17-year-olds accused of certain crimes are subject to mandatory direct filing in adult court (Welf. & Inst.Code, § 602, subd. (b)...

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