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INTRODUCTION

On August 29, 2011, Michael V., appellant, admitted allegations in a petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, alleging that he committed first degree robbery, a felony (Pen. Code, § 211),1 and that he was armed during the commission of the offense. In exchange for his admission, three other felony allegations were dismissed. On September 15, 2011, appellant was found to be a ward of the court, placed on probation, and committed to the Tulare County Youth Correctional Center Unit.2 On September 9, 2013, a notice of violation of probation was filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 777, alleging that appellant violated the terms of his probation by associating with a person he knew to be a member of a criminal street gang and by acquiring a new tattoo he knew to be gang related. Appellant waived his right to a contested hearing and admitted violating the terms of his probation on September 10, 2013. At the disposition hearing on October 2, 2013, the juvenile court continued appellant as a ward of the court, continued his probation, and committed him to the Tulare Youth Correctional Unit for 365 days. The court determined…