In re Christopher G.
Christopher G., a minor, admitted that he committed a lewd act upon a victim under 14 years of age while in Arizona. The juvenile court dismissed seven remaining counts for the same conduct against two separate victims, one of which allegedly occurred in California, and committed Christopher to the California Youth Authority (CYA). Christopher contends that: (1) the juvenile court erred when it sustained the petition because it did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the Arizona conduct; (2) his counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the lack of subject matter jurisdiction; and (3) the juvenile court abused its discretion when it placed him in the CYA.
The Attorney General concedes, and Court agree, that the juvenile court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the Arizona conduct. Accordingly, Court reverse the judgment thereby rendering the remaining issues moot. The sole question before us is the scope of the remand. Court conclude that the matter should be remanded to the juvenile court to resolve the California count and to possibly elicit additional jurisdictional facts as to the Arizona counts
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