In re A.C. CA1/3

BACKGROUND

A.C. was arrested at Mission San Jose High School for possessing 10 Vicodin pills to sell to another student. He admitted he previously sold a friend some prescription pills and on two prior occasions sold marijuana to other students on campus.

1 Unless otherwise noted, further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. References to rules are to the California Rules of Court. 1 Defense counsel advised the court that A.C. appeared to be eligible for deferred entry of judgment and asked the court to determine his suitability for the program. It was agreed that, as required for consideration for deferred entry of judgment, A.C. would plea to a felony violation of Health and Safety Code 11351, and the probation department would prepare a dispositional report addressing his suitability. If the Court decided against deferred entry of judgment, A.C. would be permitted to withdraw his felony admission and admit a misdemeanor violation. The probation report recommended deferred entry of judgment. It observed that A.C. admitted that he planned to sell the Vicodin pills, previously sold marijuana on campus, and had smoked marijuana on weekends since he was…