In re K.S. CA1/2

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On November 17, 2011, the Placer County District Attorney filed a juvenile wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602, subd. (a)) charging appellant, then 13 years old, with two misdemeanors, second degree commercial burglary (Pen. Code, § 459) and petty theft (Pen. Code, §§ 488/490.5). On September 6, 2012, the district attorney filed another wardship petition, charging appellant with misdemeanor vandalism (Pen. Code, § 594, subd. (b)(2)(A)) and with possession of under one ounce of marijuana, an infraction (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (b)).

1 On January 16, 2013, the juvenile court ordered appellant released on home supervision. Appellant admitted one count of each of the petitions, burglary and vandalism, and the remaining counts were dismissed. On February 19, the case was transferred to Contra Costa County for disposition, and on May 30, 2013, appellant was placed on formal probation for six months, residing in the home of his mother. On October 11, 2013, the probation department filed a notice of probation violation (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 777) alleging that appellant tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), was suspended from school…