P.A.
People v. P.A.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
King, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Following a confrontation between two groups of students at a high school in Moreno Valley, defendant and appellant P.A. (Minor) refused to comply *27 with an order by a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy to disperse and return to class. When he behaved in a defiant and threatening manner toward the deputy, he was arrested.
The Riverside County District Attorney filed a petition alleging that Minor came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code based on two paragraphs: Minor attempted, through threats and violence, to deter or prevent a sheriff’s deputy from performing his duty, a felony (par. 1; Pen. Code, § 69), and misdemeanor resisting arrest (par. 2; Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (a)(1)). Following a contested jurisdiction hearing, the court found the allegations true.
At a subsequent disposition hearing, the court reduced the felony count to a misdemeanor. The court then declared Minor a ward of the court and placed him in the care, custody, and control of the probation officer. The court ordered Minor to be committed to juvenile hall for two days (which he had already served), to perform 50…