In re J.C.

People v. J.C.

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176 Cal. Rptr. 3d 503·2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 747·228 Cal. App. 4th 1394·2014 WL 4075998
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 19, 2014C075043California3,760 words

Opinion

Opinion

Robie, J.

The minor, J.C., appeals from the order of the juvenile court declaring him a ward of the court. He contends that one of the two allegations the court sustained is not supported by sufficient evidence and that the other is founded on an unconstitutional statute. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A May 2013 juvenile wardship petition as to 16-year-old J.C. alleged he willfully resisted, delayed, and obstructed Sacramento Police Officer Adam Feuerbach in the performance of his duty (Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (a)(1)) and willfully disturbed a public school (Ed. Code, § 32210).

At the jurisdictional hearing, Officer Feuerbach, assigned to Kennedy High School, testified that around 12:45 p.m. on April 30, 2013, he received a call from the school administration about “an uncontrollable, irate student in the hallways.” Responding to the scene, he saw the minor, the school principal, campus monitor Sly, and another campus monitor, along with numerous students. (It was the lunch hour, and all the students eat then or mill around in the hallways.) The principal said he had directed the minor to go to his office and the minor was ignoring his orders. The minor was…

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