In re O.G. CA1/1

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On December 5, 2012, the District Attorney of Alameda County filed a wardship petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602,1 alleging appellant,

1 Any unspecified code sections referenced in the opinion refer to the Welfare and Institutions Code. age 15, committed hit and run driving (count one, a violation of Veh. Code, § 20002, subd. (a)) and driving without a valid California driver’s license (count two, a violation of Veh. Code, § 12500, subd. (a).) The appellant admitted count one. The district attorney dismissed count two. The juvenile court found appellant a ward of the court and placed him on formal probation on January 17, 2013. On October 3, 2013, appellant tested positive for cocaine and the juvenile court modified his probation to include electronic monitoring. On January 28, 2014, the juvenile probation department filed a section 777 petition alleging appellant had been suspended from high school after giving one of his teachers a brownie laced with marijuana. On January 30, 2014, the juvenile court continued O.G. as a ward. It dismissed the most recent petition but reinstated the electronic monitoring and imposed additional…