In re A.M. CA4/2
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
May 2013 Theft and First Delinquency Petition (May Petition)
On May 15, 2013, the minor and his older brother approached a 13-year-old boy
who was riding his bicycle at a skate park in Coachella. The boy initially declined when
the minor told him to give them his bicycle. The boy gave the bicycle to the minor when
the brother held something that appeared to be a knife under a cloth and said “unless you
want to get killed.” Police later found the minor and his brother with the bicycle, but no
knife.
On May 16, 2013, the People filed a juvenile delinquency petition regarding the
minor pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602.1 The People alleged the
minor committed robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). On May 21, 2013, the court amended the
petition to grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (c).) The minor admitted the grand theft
allegation and the juvenile court dismissed the robbery allegation.
2 On June 6, 2013, without the People’s agreement, the court declined to declare the
minor a ward and instead placed him on six months of informal probation under section
725, subdivision (a).