In Re Deon W.

Deon W. appeals from the orders of wardship (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) and suitable placement.

On March 18, 1997, a petition was filed alleging appellant committed residential burglary. On April 20, 1997, before adjudication, the court read and considered a social study indicating that victim Ricardo Topey was moving into a new residence. He discovered appellant, age 10, removing a screen from his living room window and ran outside and detained appellant. Appellant had a recent contact for vandalism. He lived with his grandmother, who was his legal guardian. He had attention deficit disorder and was attending a special education school. He had difficulties with school attendance and was physically aggressive and street-oriented.

The grandmother told the court that appellant was being influenced by older boys, he "knows better than to misbehave," and he was having difficulties at home and at school. The grandmother believed that the school was not fully cooperating with her in disciplining appellant.

The court proposed six months of probation under Welfare and Institutions Code section 725, subdivision (a), upon appellant's admission to the burglary…