California Court of Appeal December 10, 2010, No. A128626 (San Francisco Human Services Agency v. Jeremiah J.)

Opinion

JONES, P. J.

The juvenile court denied Jeremiah J. (father) reunification services pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.5, subdivision (b)(12) (section 361.5(b)(12)), which allows a court to bypass reunification services where a parent has committed a “violent felony” within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (c).1 On appeal, father contends section 361.