In re M.G. CA1/5

BACKGROUND

On February 9, 2021, Berkeley Police Department officers responded to an attempted carjacking on Grant Street and Hearst Avenue. Appellant, who matched the description of one of the suspects, was in the area on a scooter, and he was apprehended by the police. Officers searched the area

1 where Appellant had been riding and found a loaded semi-automatic handgun. On February 11, 2021, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed a juvenile wardship petition, alleging Appellant violated Penal Code section 25850, subdivision (a) (carrying a loaded firearm) and Penal Code section 25400, subdivision (a)(2) (carrying a concealed firearm), with special allegations. Pursuant to a negotiated agreement, Appellant admitted to being an accessory after the fact in violation of Penal Code section 32. The juvenile court released Appellant into the custody of his mother in Contra Costa County, on various terms and conditions, including that Appellant stay out of Alameda County unless with a parent or guardian. The matter was transferred from Alameda County to Contra Costa County. At the May 2021 dispositional hearing, the juvenile court declared Appellant a ward of the court.…