In Re Aaron N.

Defendant appeals from an order of the juvenile court committing him to the Youth Authority for violation of section 602, subdivision (j), and sections 664 and 488 of the Penal Code of California.

By a petition filed on November 14, 1975, appellant, then 16 years old, was charged with burglary in violation of Penal Code, section 459. Prior to his arrest, appellant had already acquired a lengthy record showing repeated violations of law and court orders, and erratic and disruptive behavior, and had been adjudged a ward of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, sections 601 and 602.

Listed in chronological order, the record shows that on May 11, 1973, appellant was referred to the probation department and placed on informal supervision for committing burglary and malicious mischief. On December 21, 1973, at age 14, he was declared a ward of the court under section 601 for being beyond parental control, running away from home, and acting in an incorrigible manner. On March 21, 1974, he was declared a ward of the court under section 602 and placed at the Ahwahnee School for driving without a license and reckless driving. On April 11, 1974, he was committed to…