In re M.L. CA5

INTRODUCTION

At the conclusion of a jurisdiction hearing on October 21, 2013, the juvenile court found that appellant M.L., then a minor, committed first degree residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459)1 as alleged in a petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602.2 The court found appellant had 546 days credit for time served and dismissed the wardship as unsatisfactorily completed. Appellant contends there was insufficient evidence that he committed burglary and seeks reversal of the juvenile court’s orders. We disagree with appellant and will affirm the findings and orders of the juvenile court.

FACTS

Mario Arogon left his home in Earlimart “intact” at 5:00 a.m. the morning of June 17, 2010, and did not return until 5:00 p.m. When Arogon returned, he found his home vandalized, his television sets were missing, his clothes were strewn around, the mattresses and sofa cushions were on the floor. Arogon was missing $1,000 in currency. No one had permission to be in Arogon’s home that day and he called the police. Arogon did not recognize appellant and did not give him permission to be in the home or to take property from it. Arogon did not recognize a knife…