What is the test for a waiver of a child's rights?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, C067260 (Cal. App. 2018):

rights, the prosecution must show by a preponderance of the evidence that the waiver was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary." (People v. Nelson (2012) 53 Cal.4th 367, 374-375.)

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