In Re Walter S.
Opinion
Opinion
Walter S. appeals from the order declaring him a ward of the court (Welf. & Inst.Code, § 602) by reason of his possession of a sawed-off shotgun (Pen.Code, § 12020, subd. (a)(1)) for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in criminal conduct by gang members (Pen.Code, § 186.22, subd. (b)(1)). He also appeals from the dispositional order placing him in a camp-community-placement program with physical confinement not to exceed six years and ordering him to make restitution to the person in whose stolen car appellant possessed the shotgun and to register pursuant to Penal Code section 186.30 as a gang offender.
Appellant contends (1) that there was insufficient evidence to support the finding that he possessed the sawed-off shotgun with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist any criminal conduct by gang members; (2) that the provision in Penal Code section 186.32, subdivision (a)(1)(C) that a juvenile required to register as a gang offender must sign a written statement "giving any information that may be required by the law enforcement agency" is…