In Re Adam R.
People v. Adam R.
Opinion
Opinion
McDonald, J.
I
Procedural Background
In September 1996 the People filed an amended petition in the juvenile department of the superior court alleging that 12-year-old Adam R. is a person within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 as a result of the commission of 7 residential burglaries. (Pen. Code, § 459.) The petition sought to have Adam declared a ward of the court
At the November 1996 adjudication hearing the court found true the petition allegations on two counts of residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459) and dismissed the other five counts. The court found the maximum period of confinement to be seven years and four months. It then entered the following finding: “The Court finds unusual circumstances as follows: The Minor Was Under the Age of 12 Years at the Time the Offense Was Committed. The Co-Participants Were Substantially Older Than the Minor pursuant to WIC 654.3. Hearing on the petition filed September 13,1996 is continued for 6 months and the minor, with the minor and parent or guardian’s consent, is ordered to comply with the following program of supervision . . . :” The court then set forth the conditions of the…