In Re Sergio R.

Following a finding by the trial court that appellant was not an appropriate candidate for deferred entry of judgment (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 790 et seq.), he admitted two charges filed against him in Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petitions for possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a)) and first degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459). He was declared a ward of the juvenile court, and ordered confined at the Fouts Springs Boys Ranch for a maximum period of six years and four months, followed by probation upon specified terms and conditions. In this appeal, he claims that the trial court erred by refusing to grant him deferred entry of judgment, ordered an excessively restrictive commitment, and imposed an invalid condition of probation. We affirm the judgment.

Statement of Facts and Procedural History

The charged offenses were based upon several incidents, the first of which occurred on September 8, 2001, when a Vacaville police officer encountered appellant leaving the residence of a “known and documented Norteño gang member” on Callen Street, after visiting his girlfriend there. Appellant had tattoos, red clothing and a hairstyle…