In re X.H. CA1/5

I. BACKGROUND

In February 2014, when he was 14 years old, appellant took some headphones from a student who had borrowed them from another student, Z.H. After unsuccessfully attempting to reclaim the headphones from appellant, Z.H. reported the incident to school authorities, who retrieved the headphones from appellant’s backpack. Later in the day, appellant punched Z.H. several times for having “snitched” on him. The Contra Costa County District Attorney filed a juvenile wardship petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 alleging appellant had committed five offenses: grand theft person (§ 487, subd. (c)), receiving stolen property (§ 496, subd. (a)), intimidating a witness (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)), assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4)), and battery on school property (§§ 242, 243.2, subd. (a)(1)). On June 9, 2014, appellant admitted a felony violation of grand theft person in violation of section 487, subdivision (c), and a misdemeanor violation of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury in violation of section 245, subdivision (a)(4), in exchange for dismissal of the remaining charges. At the…