In re J.L. CA2/6

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

October 2018 transfer hearing and order In September 2018, the prosecution filed a juvenile wardship petition alleging that in September 2017, J.L committed several crimes, including attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 664) and robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). In October 2018, the prosecution moved to transfer J.L. to an adult criminal court pursuant to section 707. Following a transfer hearing, the juvenile court granted the motion to transfer J.L. The court considered the criteria under former section 707, subdivision (a)(2) and found the prosecution proved “by a preponderance of the evidence [J.L.] should be transferred to the jurisdiction of the criminal court.” Following the transfer to criminal court, a jury convicted J.L. of attempted murder, robbery, assault with a semiautomatic weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 40 years to life plus a determinate term of four years in state prison. Another panel of this court affirmed the conviction on appeal. March 2025 petition and transfer order In March 2025, the prosecution filed a juvenile wardship petition alleging that in a separate incident…