In re T.M. CA3

BACKGROUND

Officers investigating the report of a gang fight in Woodland saw the minor standing on the street corner. An officer spoke with the minor and asked (among others) whether he had any weapons. The minor responded that he had a taser. In his pockets, officers found the taser, a cigar, and a lighter. A petition was filed in case JD-12-94, alleging that the minor is a person within the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 because he possessed a stun gun (a misdemeanor), violated city curfew (a misdemeanor), violated park curfew (an infraction), and possessed tobacco products (an infraction). While that petition was pending, a second petition was filed in case JD-12-160, alleging that the minor committed second degree burglary and received stolen property. The minor pleaded no contest to violating city curfew (a misdemeanor), and violating park curfew (an infraction), in exchange for dismissal of the other allegations in case JD-12-94, and all allegations of JD-12-160. He was remanded to the custody of his father and placed on probation. Among the conditions of probation, the court directed the minor to “[s]tay away from anyone you know or Probation tells…