Does a minor have a right to counsel in a juvenile court proceeding?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Garth D., In re, 127 Cal.Rptr. 881, 55 Cal.App.3d 986 (Cal. App. 1976):
2 The right to counsel, the privilege against self-incrimination and other rights subsumed under the concept of 'due process' of law are applicable to minors in juvenile court proceedings. (Application of Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1428, 18 L.Ed.2d 527; cf. Haley v. State of Ohio, 332 U.S. 596, 68 S.Ct. 302, 92 L.Ed. 224.)
3 Welfare and Institutions Code section 627 provides in pertinent part:
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