In re Paige W. CA4/1

Good Law
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 24, 2015D066037California1,067 words

Opinion

Opinion

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Since the Minor does not challenge the admissibility or the sufficiency of the

evidence to support the true findings we will simply adopt the very brief summary of

facts from the respondent's brief.

In a dispute with a neighbor in Spring Valley, the Minor pushed a woman to the

ground. The woman struck her head on a rock and suffered a bleeding laceration to the

back of her head. Appellant fled.

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified. 2 The Minor later admitted to an investigating officer that she pushed the woman

because the Minor was "upset."

DISCUSSION

The juvenile court has broad discretion to impose reasonable conditions of

probation for the purpose of rehabilitating a juvenile offender. (Welf. & Inst. Code,

§ 730, subd. (b); In re Victor L. (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 902, 910.) However, a court

may not impose conditions that are so vague that it is unclear what the probationer is

supposed to do, or avoid doing. (In re Sheena K. (2007) 40 Cal.4th 875, 889-890; In re

Victor L., supra, at p. 910.)

Similarly, the juvenile court may not impose conditions that are so overbroad as to

fail to give…

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