In re Christian V.

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 24, 2026D085820California2,180 words

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In re CHRISTIAN V., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

D085820

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. J245910)

v.

CHRISTIAN V.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Robert J. Trentacosta, Judge. Affirmed. John L. Staley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ann M. Spitzberg and Stephanie H. Chow, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. The People filed a petition in the juvenile court alleging Christian V. (Minor) committed vandalism of property worth more than $400. (Pen. Code, § 594, subds. (a) & (b)(1).) Minor admitted the allegation was true. On October 23, 2024, under the version of Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 730.6 that was in effect at the time, the court ordered Minor to pay victim

restitution, making him jointly and severally liable with his parents 2 and co-offender. On January 1, 2025, the Legislature’s amendment to…

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