J.L.

People v. J.L.

Good Law
168 Cal. App. 4th 43·2008 Cal. App. LEXIS 1734·85 Cal. Rptr. 3d 35
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 16, 2008No. H032639California7,984 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Bamattremanoukian, J.

*47 Opinion

The minor, J.L., appeals from the dispositional order committing him to the “Division of Juvenile Justice” (Juvenile Justice) 1 after he admitted violating probation by failing to return to placement, as alleged in an August 22, 2006 notice pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 111. 2 On appeal, the minor contends that section 733, subdivision (c), bars the juvenile court from committing him to Juvenile Justice. Relevant here, section 733, subdivision (c), precludes the court from committing a minor to Juvenile Justice unless, among other things, “the most recent offense alleged in any petition and admitted or found to be true by the court” is an offense described in section 707, subdivision (b). The minor argues that the “most recent offenses” admitted and found to be true—an attempted second degree robbery alleged in a December 15, 2006 petition under section 602, and the probation violation alleged in the August 22, 2006 notice under section 111—were “non-707(b) offenses” and, therefore, section 733 precludes his Juvenile Justice commitment. The minor also contends that an assault alleged in an earlier March 14, 2006 petition, which the juvenile court…

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