In re D.T.

The trial court sustained a juvenile wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) after finding true the allegation that defendant and appellant D.T. (minor) assaulted a victim with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)). The court deemed the offense a misdemeanor and ordered minor to be placed in his parent’s home, subject to certain probation terms.

On appeal, minor argues insufficient evidence supports the allegation that he used a deadly weapon. He therefore asks us to reduce the allegation the court found true to one for simple assault. (Pen. Code, § 240.) Because we disagree with minor about the sufficiency of the evidence, we affirm the adjudication order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Minor and the victim had been friends before the incident at issue in this appeal. Minor was 13 years old at the time of disposition. The victim was in eighth grade at the time of the incident and was 14 years old when she testified on April 30, 2014. At one point in time, minor had been allowed to visit the victim’s house, but the victim’s mother said he was no longer welcome there because he had failed to follow her rules. Although minor and the victim used to…