In Re Romeo C.

Following a contested jurisdictional hearing, the juvenile court found that the minor Romeo C., along with co-accuseds James C. and Low Ching S., had committed a felony violation of Penal Code section 246 (unlawfully and maliciously discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling). The court also found in enhancement that a principal in the offense was armed with a shotgun (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1)) and that the offenses were committed by and for the benefit of a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)).

At the dispositional hearing the juvenile court found the minor to be a ward of the court and ordered him committed to the California Youth Authority (CYA) for a total of eleven years, based on a seven-year term for the main offense, a one-year enhancement pursuant to section 12022, subdivision (a)(1), and a three-year enhancement pursuant to section 186.22, subdivision (b). The minor was also ordered to pay a $250 restitution fine.

On appeal the minor contends: (1) no substantial evidence supports the minor’s adjudication; (2) his statement to the police should have been excluded because it was obtained in violation of Miranda; (3) evidence was improperly admitted…