People v. L.O. (In re L.O.)

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238 Cal. Rptr. 3d 401·27 Cal. App. 5th 706
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 26, 2018A151967California2,553 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Tucher, J.

L.O. (Minor) appeals jurisdictional and dispositional orders entered after the juvenile court found he had committed battery and placed him on probation. He challenges various conditions of his probation as vague and overbroad. We shall modify one probation condition that would categorically prohibit Minor from all use of social networking sites, remand the matter to the juvenile court for the limited purpose of addressing Minor's educational needs, and otherwise affirm the orders.

I. BACKGROUND

A juvenile wardship petition alleged 17-year-old Minor committed misdemeanor battery against Miguel C. in May 2017. Minor had been found to have committed four previous offenses: felony grand theft and misdemeanor possession of a weapon on school grounds in March 2016, and misdemeanor battery on a non-cohabitant and receiving stolen property in November 2016.

At a contested jurisdictional hearing, Miguel testified that he was walking home from school one day, and Minor walked up and stood in front of him, trying to fight. Minor said, "I heard you were talking shit," and Miguel said, "No, I was not." Minor punched Miguel on the side of his face for several seconds. Miguel knew Minor, but…

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