In re Javier P. CA1/2

STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND FACTS

Appellant, 18 years of age at the time of the proceedings presently under review, had lived with his paternal grandmother from the time he was about three months old, due to his father‟s incarceration and his mother‟s substance abuse issues.

1 On January 25, 2010, when appellant was 16 years old, a wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602, subd. (a))1 was filed alleging that he was unlawfully in public under the influence of alcohol in violation of Penal Code section 647, subdivision (f). The court imposed conditions of informal probation under section 654.2, which appellant successfully completed in August 2010, and the wardship petition was dismissed.2 On March 1, 2012, a new wardship petition was filed alleging that appellant, age 18, committed a battery on a school employee in violation of Penal Code section 243.6. Appellant admitted the allegation and was placed on formal probation. On June 15, 2012, a notice of violation (§ 777) was filed alleging that appellant tested positive for marijuana on several occasions, stayed away from home all night without permission, failed to contact his probation officer as directed and failed to follow…