People v. Josue S.

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1999 Cal. App. LEXIS 485·72 Cal. App. 4th 168·84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 796·99 Daily Journal DAR 4677·99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3684
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 18, 1999No. B127229California2,222 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Turner, J.

The minor, Josué S., appeals from a wardship order (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) and the probation conditions imposed by the juvenile court. The minor pled no contest to the offense of vandalism. (Pen. Code, § 594, subd. (a).) The juvenile court sustained the petition and placed the minor home on probation. In the published portion of this opinion we conclude that objections interposed to various probation conditions for the first time on appeal are untimely and are waived or forfeited.

The minor argues that the trial court improperly imposed probation conditions that have no reasonable relationship to the facts underlying the wardship order and his personal history. More specifically, the minor objects *170 to the following conditions of probation: (1) warrantless searches; (2) restrictions on travel; and (3) maintenance of satisfactory school grades. 1 He further argues that the conditions of probation restrict his constitutional rights. The minor’s offense involved an incident where he and a companion threw rocks at an occupied 1992 Mercedes Benz automobile, causing approximately $300 in damage. The probation officer’s report noted: “[T]he minor’s past truancies have…

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