In re Logan C. CA4/1

BACKGROUND

A. Jurisdiction, Disposition, and Termination of Reunification Services

We take some of the background facts occurring before the 12-month hearing

date, as they were set forth and reviewed in our prior opinion. In October 2012, Mother

was arrested after being stopped at a check point when she was returning from the state

prison where Father was incarcerated. Her 18-year-old sister A. and 10-month-old Logan

were with her in the car. Because Mother was not allowed on prison grounds, due to her

probation status for previously attempting to smuggle heroin into jail, the plan had been

that A. would smuggle drugs into the prison and pass them to Father, while he visited

with Logan. However, the drugs remained in the car when A. decided not to go through

with the plan.

When Mother's home was searched after her arrest, police found drug

paraphernalia and marijuana in the room where she and Logan slept. A San Diego

Sheriff's Department deputy informed the Agency that Father was a gang member from

Father's counsel filed letters joining in each of Mother's briefs on appeal (except for one portion of her statement of facts referring to…