In re G.A. CA2/6

FACTS

On March 2, 2021, G.A. and M.R. were patients at a hospital. M.R. “blew a kiss” at G.A. G.A. punched M.R. in the jaw, causing fractures to his lower jaw. The People filed a section 602 petition on December 9, 2021, alleging G.A. committed battery with serious bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 243, subd. (d)), a misdemeanor. On June 7, 2022, G.A. was placed on informal probation under section 654.2. On May 1, 2023, the trial court held a hearing on victim restitution. It ordered G.A. to pay restitution in the amount of $3,347.45. On May 9, 2023, the People filed a second section 602 petition, alleging G.A. attacked his ex-girlfriend. G.A. sent her threatening messages. He went to her school. When she ran from him, he chased her, pushed her down, and “began punching her.” When he was detained, he was searched and had in his possession a box cutter and a knife. At a hearing on May 10, 2023, the trial court terminated his informal probation. It said, “In light of the current petition, that [section] 654 is lifted at this time.”

2 On June 6, 2023, the trial court sustained the December 9, 2021, petition after G.A. admitted committing battery. It declared him a ward of the court, and…