In re Serena N. CA4/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In March 2013, the Orange County District Attorney filed a petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) alleging Serena (born February 1995) committed misdemeanor battery (Pen. Code, § 242) on January 11, 2013. Serena waived her rights and admitted the allegation in a plea agreement with the district attorney on the understanding she would be placed on supervised probation under various terms and conditions. The court declared her to be a ward of the court. Among other items, the disposition agreement specified Serena must serve 10 days in a work program; complete counseling as directed; attend a 10-week anger management program; write an apology letter to the victim; pay restitution as set by the court and directed by the probation department; pay a $50 restitution fine; submit to search and seizure; refrain from drug and alcohol use; possess no dangerous weapons; not associate with disapproved persons; have only peaceful contact with the victim (her father’s girlfriend’s daughter); maintain employment; and notify the probation officer of address changes. The agreement specified Serena could return in one year “and request a plea withdrawal, subject to…