In re C.W. CA3

BACKGROUND

In July 2024, law enforcement pulled over minor, who was then 17 years old, for a traffic violation. A subsequent search of the car revealed marijuana and a loaded firearm. A juvenile wardship petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 was filed in

1 Sacramento County case No. JV141951.1 The petition alleged that minor unlawfully carried a concealed firearm within a vehicle (Pen. Code, § 25400, subd. (a)(1); count one), carried a loaded firearm on his person or in his vehicle while in a public place (id., § 25850, subd. (a); count two), possessed an assault weapon (id., § 30605, subd. (a); count three), and possessed less than 28.5 grams of cannabis (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (a); count four). The petition also alleged enhancements for not being the registered owner of the firearm as to count one (Pen. Code, § 25400, subd. (c)(6)) and count two (id., § 25850, subd. (c)(6)). Later that month, the juvenile court found minor was a child as described in section 602. The court released minor to his mother’s custody and ordered electronic monitoring. In August 2024, the juvenile court removed minor from electronic monitoring, over the People’s…