In re J.F. CA3

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On August 30, 2012, the minor and another juvenile entered the attached garage of the home belonging to an off-duty prison guard and stole a 12-pack of soda. The victim caught the pair and detained them until officers arrived. When interviewed, the other juvenile admitted that he and the minor had stolen the soda from the victim’s home “on a dare.” A petition filed October 25, 2012, alleged the minor came within the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 in that he committed burglary of “an inhabited dwelling house,” a felony (Pen. Code, § 459; count one) and that the offense was a serious felony within the meaning of Penal Code section 1192.7, subdivision (c). The minor was eligible for deferred entry of judgment (DEJ). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 790.) On January 25, 2013, the minor entered a negotiated admission to “Count 1 alleging a felony violation of Section 459 of the Penal Code,” with a maximum confinement of six years, in exchange for DEJ with 60 days on home supervision, eight days of juvenile work project, and counseling as recommended by probation, as well as other terms and conditions. The court accepted the minor’s admission and…