In Re Deshaun M.

The juvenile court sustained an allegation that the minor DeShaun M. committed a robbery (Pen. Code, §211), continued him as a ward of the court, and committed him to the Pouts Springs Youth Facility. On appeal, the minor contends that the juvenile court improperly used shackles on him at the jurisdictional hearing. We find no reversible error and affirm.

. BACKGROUND

As the underlying facts are not relevant to the sole issue on appeal, we will only briefly summarize them here. Evidence adduced at the jurisdictional hearing demonstrated that the minor took a bottle of cold medicine from the Nugget Market in Vacaville, without paying for it. When confronted outside the store, the minor struggled with store employees. He was ultimately detained and the cold medicine was recovered from his pocket.

An amended juvenile petition was filed alleging that the minor committed second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) and that he gave false information to a police officer (Pen. Code, § 148.9, subd. (a)). At the contested jurisdictional hearing, the juvenile court sustained the robbery allegation and dismissed the false information allegation. The minor was continued as a ward of…