In re Carlos R. CA3

BACKGROUND

In February 2015, the minor punched his victim in the back of the head. A Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition2 filed in the Sonoma County Superior Court alleged a single count of misdemeanor battery (Pen. Code, § 242). The minor admitted the allegation. The Sonoma County Superior Court then transferred the matter to Yolo County, the minor’s county of residence, for disposition. On April 2, 2015, the Yolo County Juvenile Court adjudged the minor a ward of the court and placed him under the supervision of a probation officer. Included in his probation conditions was a stay-away order from his victim as well as a nonassociation order encompassing gang members known to him or identified as such by the probation officer. As relevant here, on August 7, 2015, the Yolo County Probation Department (the Department) filed a notice of hearing pursuant to section 777, subdivision (a)(2) alleging multiple probation violations. On August 17, the People moved the juvenile court for a new nonassociation order to be included in the conditions of the minor’s probation. Specifically, the People sought an order precluding the minor from associating with an individual we will…