In re D.B. CA1/1

INTRODUCTION

D.B. (appellant) timely appeals from a juvenile court order committing him to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) on his most recently sustained Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition.1 He contends the juvenile court abused its discretion in committing him to DJF because there was no evidence a less restrictive alternative placement would have been ineffective or inappropriate and there was no evidence he would benefit from a DJF commitment. He also argues he did not receive all the custody credits to which he was entitled against his aggregated confinement time. We reject appellant’s first contention but find his second contention has merit. Therefore, we will remand to the juvenile court with

1 Statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code, unless otherwise indicated. 1 directions to correct the custody credit determination and modify the dispositional order accordingly. As modified, the juvenile court’s orders are affirmed.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND FACTS

I. Background

Appellant was born in 1996. He was removed from his mother’s home in November 2001 due to physical…