In re Esteban R.S. CA4/1

INTRODUCTION

Esteban R.S. appeals an order transferring him from the juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section

707.1 He asserts the People failed to show he could not be rehabilitated in a Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) before the juvenile court’s jurisdiction expired and, thus, the court abused its discretion when it granted the transfer order. Because we conclude the court’s findings are supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Esteban’s Past Adjudications Prior to the charged offenses, when Esteban was 15 years old, police officers responded to a report that six males were vandalizing an alley with paint. The officers found Esteban and five other juveniles surrounded by gang graffiti. Esteban attempted to flee the area, but the officers stopped him. Within his discarded backpack, an officer found a loaded revolver, five ammunition rounds, and six rolled marijuana cigarettes. The officers arrested him for possession of a firearm, ammunition, and marijuana, as well as vandalism over $400 and resisting an officer. Esteban admitted it was true he possessed a firearm, and the…