In re Albert W.

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 11, 2015C073744California6,618 words

Opinion

Opinion

Discussion, the term “any petition” as used in Welfare and Institutions Code section 733,2 which limits commitments to DJF based on the nature of the “most recent offense alleged in any petition,” does not encompass sister-state delinquency petitions as the minor claims. In the remainder of the opinion, we reject the minor’s other claims of reversible error. We shall affirm.

BACKGROUND

The minor was made a ward at age 12 based on his May 1, 2008, admission to second degree robbery, after which a petition alleging residential burglary and knowing

1 “Effective July 1, 2005, the correctional agency formerly known as the California Youth Authority (CYA) became known as [DJF]. DJF is part of the Division of Juvenile Justice [DJJ], which in turn is part of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. [Citations.] Statutes that formerly referred to CYA . . . now refer to DJF.” (In re Jose T. (2010) 191 Cal.App.4th 1142, 1145, fn. 1; see In re J.L. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 43, 47, fn. 1 [DJJ and DJF interchangeable].) Further undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 receipt of stolen property was dismissed with the understanding those…

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