In re J.P. CA1/1

I. BACKGROUND

A. Procedural History On January 3, 2025, the People filed a wardship petition charging the minor with five firearm offenses.1 A motion to suppress evidence was heard and denied on January 13, 2025. A few days later, the minor admitted count two, felony concealment of a firearm in violation of section 25400, subdivision (a)(2). The remaining counts were dismissed. The court released the minor from custody to home detention and transferred the case to Contra Costa County for a disposition hearing. In January 2025, the juvenile court in Contra Costa County accepted transfer of the case and determined there was no reason to believe the minor is covered by the Indian Child Welfare Act. The minor was placed on electronic monitoring. At the March 2025, disposition hearing, the court adjudged the minor to be a ward of court, and issued a placement order with conditions of probation. The minor’s school district was notified of the adjudication and wardship probation. After the disposition hearing, the minor filed this appeal challenging the denial of his motion to suppress evidence under Welfare and Institutions

1 Throughout this opinion, undesignated statutory references…