M.B.

People v. M.B.

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174 Cal. App. 4th 1472·2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 969·95 Cal. Rptr. 3d 359
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 18, 2009No. F055289California1,615 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Wiseman, J.

We hold that Welfare and Institutions Code section 733 1 allows a juvenile court to commit a ward to the Division of Juvenile Facilities 2 for a violation of probation found pursuant to an allegation under section 777, subdivision (a)(2), where the offense for which the ward received the probation is a DJF-eligible offense under section 733 and *1475 no petition alleging a more recent non-DJF-eligible offense has been sustained. The judgment is affirmed.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORIES

On March 6, 2006, M.B. admitted to one misdemeanor count of vandalism (Pen. Code, § 594, subd. (b)(1)) alleged in a section 602 juvenile wardship petition. The juvenile court sustained that count and dismissed two others. It found the maximum time of confinement to be one year and ordered probation.

On September 29, 2006, M.B. responded to another section 602 petition and admitted to one count of assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), one count of participating in a criminal street gang (Pen. Code, § 186.22, subd. (a)), and an allegation pursuant to section 777, subdivision (a)(2), that he violated the terms of his probation by means not…

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