In re M.J. CA1/2
Appellant M.J. was declared a ward of the court based on a felonious act that was reclassified as a misdemeanor in the wake of Proposition 47. He appeals from an order in which the juvenile court ruled that his reclassification did not entitle him to have his collected DNA sample and genetic profile removed from the database maintained by the California Department of Justice, arguing that Proposition 47 requires reclassified offenses to be treated as misdemeanors for all purposes, including DNA expungement.
After briefing in this appeal was completed, we ordered the matter stayed pending our Supreme Court’s decision in cases that raised the identical issue, In re C.B. (S237801) and In re C.H. (S237762.) In those cases, our Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 47 does not authorize the relief that M.J. seeks. (In re C.B. (2018) 6 Cal.5th 118, 122.).
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