In re L.S. CA4/3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 6, 2026G064649California803 words

Opinion

Opinion

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In May 2024, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, L.S. admitted one count of battery. (Pen. Code, § 242.) The factual basis for the agreement stated she “willfully and unlawfully used force/violence upon the person of Destiny L.” The court declared L.S. to be a nonward and ordered her to complete various terms and conditions of probation, including the payment of restitution. The court also ordered L.S. to complete 10 hours of community service.

A contested restitution hearing was held in September 2024. The court ordered L.S. to pay $2,200 to the victim’s grandmother, Francisca F. (Francisca). L.S. filed a notice of appeal.

1 Subsequent statutory references are to the Welfare and

Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.

DISCUSSION

I.

REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE

L.S. requests we take judicial notice of an ordinary calendar for January 2024. The unopposed request is granted. (Evid. Code, §§ 452, subd. (g), 459, subd. (a).)

II.

RESTITUTION AMOUNT

A. Relevant Facts The restitution packet prepared prior to this case requested $2,200. This amount reflected a total of 11 days of lost wages for Francisca comprised of three days…

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