In re B.R. CA2/5

I. INTRODUCTION

B.R., a minor, appeals from adjudication and disposition orders. The juvenile court found that on October 25, 2011, the minor committed assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (count 1) and deadly weapon assault (count 3). The juvenile court found the deadly weapon assault was a serious felony. (Former Pen. Code,1 §§ 245, subd. (a)(1) (Stats. 2004, ch. 494, § 1, pp. 4040-4041); 1192.7, subd. (c)(31).) At the time of the altercation, the minor was on probation for petty theft. The juvenile court sustained the Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition and found the minor in violation of probation. The minor was released home on probation. We affirm the orders under review.

II. THE EVIDENCE

The minor was a combatant in a fight on the grounds of a public high school. Several students, including the minor, confronted A.R., the victim. The minor goaded another student to, “Hit him already.” During the fight, the minor kicked and punched A.R. The minor also hit A.R. with a hard metal object. A.R. suffered multiple injuries. A.R. and a friend, C.D., an eyewitness, both identified the minor as participating in the fight. A.R. and C.D. had…