In re Jason V.

BACKGROUND

On March 25, 2021, a second amended juvenile wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 602, subd. (a)) was filed in Santa Clara County alleging that 18-year-old Jason committed eight counts of second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 212.5, subd. (c)), two on November 18, 2020 (counts 1 & 2), three on December 8, 2020 (counts 3–5), three on December 9, 2020 (counts 6–8), and one count of conspiracy to commit second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 182, subd. (a)(1), 212.5, subd. (c)). It was alleged that Jason was armed with a firearm during commission of the robberies in counts 1 through 7 (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (a)(1)). The underlying facts are not directly relevant to the issues on appeal and need only be described briefly. As related in probation reports, the robberies were of 7 Eleven stores; during one, on December 9, 2020, one of the three suspects inside the store shot and killed the cashier (count 6). Jason was identified as the driver in that robbery, and as one of the suspects inside the stores in others. A co-responsible reported that Jason planned the robberies and gave the co-responsible his gun, gloves, and a mask. Jason admitted two counts of robbery (counts…