In re Paul B. CA1/5

I. BACKGROUND

Since Paul makes no challenge to the jurisdictional finding, we discuss the facts of the underlying offense only as relevant to the court’s dispositional order. On April 14, 2014, Paul and two friends approached the victim, A.C., in his school’s parking lot. Paul wrapped his arm around A.C.’s neck, squeezing it to the point where A.C. began to lose consciousness. Paul pulled A.C. to the ground and all three perpetrators began to kick and stomp on A.C.’s head and facial area. A.C. suffered a small laceration, redness, and swelling to the top of his head. During the assault, one of the suspects took A.C.’s cell phone from his pants pocket. Paul was arrested the following day at his home. On April 16, 2014, the Solano County District Attorney filed a juvenile wardship petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, subdivision (a), alleging that Paul committed a felony second degree robbery (§ 211), a serious and violent felony (§§ 667.5, subd. (c), 1192.7, subd. (c)). The petition also alleged felony assault (§ 245, subd. (a)(4)), a serious felony (§ 1192.7, subd. (c)). On April 30, 2014, the district attorney orally moved to amend the petition to…