In re Trevor G. CA5
Opinion
Opinion
INTRODUCTION
On September 6, 2012, a first amended petition was filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6021 alleging that appellant, Trevor G., committed first degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459, count 1) and three counts of grand theft of a firearm (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (d)(2), counts 2, 3, 4). The prosecutor notified appellant that he was eligible for deferred entry of judgment (DEJ). The prosecutor and probation officer recommended appellant was not suitable for DEJ. The hearing on whether to grant DEJ was continued on September 4, 2012, because the original report prepared by the probation department was inadequate. On September 20, 2012, the juvenile court denied appellant’s request for DEJ. On October 9, 2012, appellant entered into a plea agreement in which he waived his constitutional rights and admitted counts 2 and 3 in exchange for the dismissal of the remaining allegations. The court placed appellant on probation upon various terms and conditions and in his parents’ custody.2 On appeal, appellant contends the juvenile court abused its discretion in finding him unsuitable for DEJ.