In Re Albert C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. the People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Albert C…

Summary

The court held that juveniles found incompetent to stand trial have a due process right against indefinite detention, but a local competency protocol's 120-day limit does not itself define the constitutional requirement or create a presumption of a due process violation. The court declined to decide whether Albert's detention violated due process because any violation could not have prejudiced his admission, wardship adjudication, or disposition after the juvenile court found that he had been malingering. The judgment was affirmed.