In re J.G. CA3

BACKGROUND

The Initial Proceedings and Supervision Efforts In February 2022, the People filed an amended wardship petition (the 2022 car theft petition) alleging that J.G. (then 14 years old) stole a 2009 Toyota Scion (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd (a); count one), unlawfully received, concealed, sold, withheld, and aided in concealing, selling and withholding the same vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a); count two), drove that vehicle in a willful and wanton manner endangering persons and property while evading authorities (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a); count three), and resisted arrest (Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (a)(1); count four). J.G. was detained in juvenile hall. J.G. resolved the 2022 car theft petition in March 2022 by admitting to the auto theft and evading counts. In exchange, the remaining counts were dismissed in the interest of justice, he was adjudged a ward of the court, credited with time served, and released to the care and custody of his mother under specified terms of probation, including that he serve 30 days on electronic monitoring. The factual basis for his plea was that he took his mother’s car without permission, fled from law enforcement in a high-speed…