In re J.A. CA6

I. BACKGROUND

Appellant was declared a ward of the court and placed on juvenile probation in October 2017, after the juvenile court sustained a petition alleging felony battery with great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 243, subd. (d)) and misdemeanor resisting arrest (Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (a)). The court sustained probation violations in December 2017, March 2018, and May 2018. In May 2018 the court also found true that appellant had committed three misdemeanors—providing false information to a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 148.9, subd. (a)), battery (Pen. Code, § 242), and vandalism (Pen. Code, 594, subd. (b)(2)(a))—and appellant was committed to the Monterey County Youth Center for 365 days. Appellant violated probation in November 2018 by failing to complete Youth Center programs and committing misdemeanor battery (Pen. Code, § 242). He violated probation in August 2019 by using drugs and disobeying curfew while in Youth Center aftercare, and in October 2019 for further aftercare violations and by committing three sustained offenses: unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a); a felony), evading an officer (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a); a felony),…