In re A.H. CA4/3

FACTS

The Incident In February 2019, four victims were walking outside when someone in a passing vehicle threw a water bottle at them. The vehicle drove away but returned after the victims reached an elementary school. Five male suspects exited the vehicle, walked up to the victims, and asked whether they were from “Wicked Mind,” presumably a criminal street gang. They then demanded the victims give them their property. Minor told the police he was present during the incident. He claimed he stood by the vehicle while the other suspects approached the victims and demanded their property. Upon searching Minor’s bedroom, officers found one of the victim’s cell phones.

2 Minor ultimately pleaded guilty to taking cell phones from three victims and attempting to take a cell phone from a fourth victim. He also admitted he was a member of a criminal street gang and committed the charged crimes for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with the criminal street gang.

The Restitution Hearing In June 2021, the court held a restitution hearing and heard testimony from M.H. and O.H., the mother and 11-year-old brother of one of the victims, and M.C., the mother of another…