In re Rodney S. CA1/4

BACKGROUND

On April 2, 2020, the Solano County District Attorney filed a wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602, subd. (a)), alleging that then 17-year-old Rodney possessed a concealed firearm in a vehicle (Pen. Code, § 25400, subd. (a)(1); count 1), committed the felony of carrying a loaded, prohibited firearm (Pen. Code, § 25850, subd. (a); count 2), and possessed a large- capacity magazine (Pen. Code, § 32310, count 3).2 On April 10, 2020, Rodney admitted carrying the loaded firearm (count 2); the remaining counts were dismissed. At the May 18, 2020, disposition hearing, the court committed Rodney to the care, custody, and control of probation, to be placed at the Challenge Academy. Because Rodney had completed the full nine-month Challenge Academy program before, the court allowed probation to “modify the program to fit him,” which could include completion in fewer than the standard nine months. At a follow-up hearing on June 10, 2020, the court clarified its intent to include the warrantless search of electronic devices in the terms of probation ordered on May 18. On June 25, 2020, Rodney filed a notice of appeal. Rodney completed the Challenge Academy program on…