O.G. v. Super. Ct.

Summary

The court held that Senate Bill 1391 was a valid amendment to Proposition 57 because it was consistent with and furthered Proposition 57's purposes under a reasonable construction of the initiative. By generally eliminating transfer of 14- and 15-year-olds to adult criminal court, the amendment advanced rehabilitation, public safety, decarceration, cost reduction, and limits on prosecutorial authority. The court therefore reversed the Court of Appeal's judgment.