In re R.A. CA3

BACKGROUND

A. Initial Petitions In April 2022, the People filed a five-count petition alleging, for reasons not relevant to our disposition, that the minor came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602.1 Minor was detained and found ineligible for deferred entry of judgment under section 790. On May 12, 2022, minor was released home on electronic monitoring. Minor’s detention was downgraded to home supervision on August 2, 2022. Minor subsequently denied the allegations in the petition. On October 7, 2022, the People filed a single-count petition alleging minor came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to section 602. Minor was detained and found ineligible for deferred entry of judgment. Minor denied the People’s allegations; minor remained in custody in “[j]uvenile [h]all.” On October 24, 2022, the People filed an eight-count petition alleging minor came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to section 602. Custody of minor was continued, he was detained, and on October 25, 2022, he denied the People’s allegations. Again, the juvenile court found minor was not eligible for deferred…