In re K.L. CA2/6

FACTS

In three separate petitions under section 602, K.L. was alleged to have committed a series of robberies between April and August 2020. He admitted to one felony second degree burglary (Pen. Code, §§459, 460, subd. (b)), one attempted second degree robbery (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 211) and one misdemeanor grand theft. (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (c).) After the first section 602 petition was filed, the juvenile court ordered K.L. placed at home on probation. When the second petition was filed in October 2020, the juvenile court ordered K.L. detained in juvenile hall. He remained at juvenile hall or in a short term residential treatment program (STRTP) for the next 13 months. In August 2021, K.L.’s probation officer filed a section 777 petition alleging that K.L. violated the conditions of his probation by using fentanyl, fighting, and engaging in other misconduct while placed at a STRTP. K.L. admitted the allegations. The trial court ordered K.L. placed at a different STRTP. On November 8, 2021,

1All further statutory references are to the Welfare & Institutions Code, unless otherwise stated.

2 the juvenile court terminated its prior placement order and ordered K.L. released to…