In re Rafael S. CA1/2

DISCUSSION

In his Wende brief, Rafael S. incorporates by reference the statement of the case and statement of facts contained in another appeal he filed, A139680, which has been dismissed. That briefing and the record accompanying this appeal indicate that in November 2010, the San Francisco District Attorney filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, in which it was alleged that Rafael S. had committed a number of criminal offenses. Several documents contained in the record from this time period indicate Rafael S. had a significant substance abuse problem that included alcohol consumption. A November 2010 detention hearing report states that “mother believes that Rafael engages in substance abuse (ie: marijuana, alcohol and cocaine),” which the probation department repeated in a response to a motion for release report a short time later. (Italics added.) A needs and strengths summary by a social worker with the San Francisco AIIM Higher Program states that Rafael S. had a “pervasive substance abuse” problem. The probation department’s jurisdictional hearing report states, “[Rafael S.’s] behavior is so out of control with major substance abuse that .…