Juvenile Court - Dependency

In California, it was held that the juvenile court committed prejudicial error where it precluded father from offering any evidence or cross-examining any witness at dependency hearing as a sanction for invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. In re Brenda M. - filed February 1, 2008, publication ordered March 3, 2008, Fourth District, Div. Three Cite as 2008 SOS 1400 Full text http://www.metnews.com/sos.cgi?0308%2FG038857