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In re Alejandro v. CA5

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 20, 2014F067907California2,033 words

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FACTS

On December 5, 2011, then 15-year-old appellant admitted allegations charging him with possession of a knife on school grounds (§ 626.10, subd. (a)). During a probation department interview on December 11, 2011, appellant admitted he did not like school, was behind academically, and that he last attended school in March 2011. Additionally, appellant’s grandmother reported that his mother had been in and out of jail the majority of her children’s lives and was currently involved in a relationship with a man who had just been released from prison. Appellant’s grandmother moved in with appellant and his four siblings on November 6, 2011, because appellant’s mother was incarcerated on that date on a charge of possession of a controlled substance for which she was subsequently sentenced to a two-year prison term. On January 9, 2012, the court placed appellant on probation with certain terms and conditions, including that he attend school regularly, abstain from the use of alcohol and drugs, participate in alcohol and drug abuse counseling, participate in anger management and family counseling, and abide by a 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew. On April 20, 2012, appellant and a…

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