In re A.V. CA4/2
Plaintiff and appellant the People of the State of California appeal the dismissal of a Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition (Petition) filed against defendant and respondent A.V. (Minor). In 2014, the Petition was filed against Minor accusing him of two violations of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a) when he was between 10 and 13 years old. Minor’s counsel declared a doubt as to Minor’s competency; the proceedings were ongoing for four years. In 2018, the juvenile court declared Minor incompetent pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 709 and subsequently dismissed the Petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 782.
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